Disputes over Taiwan’s status remain greatest threat to world peace, not war in Ukraine

Any one of the ongoing U.S. provocations, or Chinese aggressions in defending its interests, or the current Taiwan government’s reckless pursuit of independence could spark a major—and perhaps even nuclear—conflict between the major powers.

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi, left, and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, pictured on Aug. 3, 2022, in Taiwan. Pelosi's visit to Taiwan deserves strong condemnation, not the free pass given by Canada. It was a reckless provocation and one that Canada should have distanced itself from, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Taiwan presidential photographer Makoto Lin

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

August 15, 2022

TORONTO—Disputes over the status of Taiwan, not the war in Ukraine, remain the greatest threat to world peace today. The Taiwan Strait has been called the most dangerous place on Earth. Any one of the ongoing U.S. provocations, or Chinese aggressiveness in defending its interests, or the current T...

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