How a China vs Taiwan conflict could impact the world - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service

Taiwan is an island about 180 kilometres off the coast of China - nearly 24 million people live there. Taiwan is self governed but China says it’s part of its territory. Only 12 countries (plus the Vatican) officially recognise Taiwan as a country. Taiwan is increasingly worried that China could be preparing to take the island by force.

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Whatever happens there could affect your whole online life, because Taiwan makes most of the world’s computer chips, which power your phone, your laptop, AI apps and electric cars.

In this episode Shawn Yuan from the BBC’s Global China Unit explains the relationship between Taiwan and China and how the whole world could be affected if conflict broke out.

We also hear from Taiwanese student Yi-Ting and Chinese student Rongzhi, who tell us how they feel about Taiwan-China relations.

00:00 Coming up
00:13 Why Taiwan matters to the world
01:19 Why China claims Taiwan
03:05 A Taiwanese student’s perspective
03:56 We hear from a Taiwanese student
04:36 Generational views in China on Taiwan
05:51 Cultural ties between them
06:16 A Chinese student’s perspective
07:57 Taiwan and US relations
09:53 What Taiwan’s unclear status means globally
10:31 Beyond military – disinformation and soft power
10:54 Deepfakes and influence campaigns in Taiwan
11:55 Could China invade Taiwan?
13:13 What a blockade would mean for the world
14:00 The impact on global tech

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