Economic losses could exceed $10.6 trillion if a conflict breaks out in Taiwan between the U.S. and China.

Bloomberg of the United States warned that if a conflict broke out over Taiwan, the global economy would suffer losses of about 10.6 trillion US dollars in the first year alone, and the impact is very significant. U.S. media articles stated that China will never give up the goal of unification for peace. The most extreme scenario is a full-scale war between the U.S. and China over the Taiwan issue. U.S. media said that if a conflict breaks out over Taiwan, the global economy would suffer losses of about 10.6 trillion US dollars in the first year alone, and the impact is very significant, which is a situation that China cannot avoid.

How do we view this argument from the U.S. media? There is something commendable about the U.S. media's perspective, which is that they clearly understand that China's determination to seek unification is unshakable, and China will never give up unification for the sake of peace. However, in some ways, the U.S. media seems to be using the huge economic cost as an excuse to intimidate us, making us abandon the option of military unification.

From our perspective, this is completely impossible. In fact, given the current military balance between the two sides of the strait, the United States is becoming increasingly reluctant to militarily intervene in Taiwan. The United States now faces not the choice of whether to intervene or not, but rather, it needs to consider: first, if the United States intervenes and loses the war, what should the United States do, and can it afford the cost? Even the United States has to consider the possible strikes on its own territory.

In fact, in response to the provocations by Takahashi Hayana, we speak very directly, which is that any military intervention in Taiwan is essentially an invasion of China, and its territory will be attacked by us, and the United States is no exception. Second, considering the U.S. government's current severe financial difficulties, can the U.S. afford to fight a major war with China? Is the U.S. really willing to confront the world's largest industrial country head-on? Obviously, we will certainly resolve the Taiwan issue, and the U.S. hawks on China had better not overestimate themselves and underestimate our strength and determination.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857795478686730/

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