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China's war chest

China's war chest looks at the steps Beijing is already taking to prepare for a future war with Taiwan

5 June 2023

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands.

    China’s war chest: how Beijing has rearranged the diplomatic pieces ahead of a potential conflict

    China is shoring up international support, while attempting to isolate Taiwan on the world stage

29 May 2023

  • This aerial photo shows farmers harvesting at a field in Taizhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province.

    China’s war chest: Beijing seeks to remedy its vulnerability to food and energy embargoes

    A dependence on food and energy imports could be China’s biggest weakness in a potential future conflict with Taiwan

22 May 2023

  • Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board

    China’s war chest: how the fight for semiconductors reveals the outlines of a future conflict

    US efforts to stifle China’s chip industry are thought to be part of a wider plan to hinder Beijing’s preparations for war

15 May 2023

  • Chinese fighter jets take off from an aircraft carrier, in a photo-illustration including a China map

    China’s war chest: Beijing’s ‘great wall of steel’ faces obstacles to military supremacy

    Despite having the world’s biggest armed forces, China’s military faces a number of serious obstacles in any potential invasion of Taiwan

8 May 2023

  • The 100 Chinese yuan and 100 US dollar bill

    China’s war chest: how Beijing is using its currency to insulate against future sanctions

    In the wake of sanctions on Russia, China has pushed to conduct more trade using the yuan in an effort to reduce its reliance on the dollar
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