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How much of this is the US orchestrating a war, using Taiwan as a pawn, between China, Taiwan, and the US?

By the way, if there's actually a war, the Great Depression would be tame in comparison.

it's a civil war, which the US ensured would not be resolved, firstly by helping transport Chiang to Taiwan in 1949, and therefore ensuring continuation of conflict. In US interests to at least avoid reunification, probably now in US interest for hot war to break out

Why would China continue this war if it would cause a global depression?

sovereignty is never about ROI, dumber wars have been fought over less

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