Why Taiwan is caught between China and the US - BBC World Service

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Taiwan is an island of 23 million people with its own government, but most of the world doesn’t recognise it as a country. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM For decades Taiwan has been caught between China, its closest neighbour, and the United States, its most important security partner. Here we explain how Taiwan ended up in this unique position, why both Beijing and Washington see the island as strategically vital, and why its political status has been unresolved for so long. 00:00-00:34 Is Taiwan a country? 00:34-00:59 What Donald Trump says about Taiwan 00:59-02:07 Taiwan’s history: Japan and the Chinese civil war 02:07-03:07 How the Korean War changed Taiwan’s fate 03:07-05:00 How the US changed position on Taiwan and China 05:00-05:54 American ‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan 05:54-06:50 What is Xi Jinping‘s position on Taiwan and will China invade? 06:50-07:12 The First Island Chain 07:12-08:10 Taiwan is the world’s biggest maker of microchips 08:10-08:58 What do Taiwanese people think? 08:58-09:37 The balance between Taiwan, China and the United States Check out more videos where we take you deeper into the subjects shaping the news 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fbmNPr-V3sl3lZ5NRNv72l ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #taiwan #china #us