Saturday 16 November, in the late evening, on Canale 5, appointment with Speciale TG5: «In the grip of the Dragon». The in-depth analysis of the newspaper directed by Clemente J. Mimun, edited by Claudio Fico, is a reportage signed by Alberto Cappato, which focuses on the present and future of Taiwan, a state with limited recognition, which has long been subjected to political and diplomatic pressure and Beijing’s military which, according to the One China policy, claims membership.
24 million inhabitants, slightly larger than Sardinia, in just a few decades Taiwan has also become one of the most admired democracies. The 16th largest economy in the world, the island produces 60% of the total semiconductors used in the world. But after the increasingly frequent air and naval exercises of the Beijing army, the feeling has grown among Taiwanese citizens that the threat of a military attack is increasingly probable. A sensation that has led to the proliferation of spontaneous activities training civilians in the use of weapons and defense techniques, as well as notions of civil protection and first aid. In particular, the Kinmen archipelago, suspended for 70 years between the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China, is experiencing a surreal situation.
The military plans for a possible Chinese attack, and the defensive ones, are explained by the authoritative strategic analyst and deputy director of the think tank of the Taiwanese Ministry of Defense Shen Ming-Shih. And Washington, always ready to support Taiwan militarily, has at the same time never recognized it internationally. What will happen now with the Trump presidency?
Testimonies of how the citizens of Taipei are experiencing this moment and hypotheses of what could change in the Pacific area and Taiwan close the episode.
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