The conflict about the status of the island of Taiwan is once again featuring prominently in the news. The recent exercises by the military of the People's Republic of China around the island are raising tensions that have been latent since 1949. As the government of mainland China has been insisting for decades to annex a territory it deems a part of China, many are asking themselves whether a war of catastrophic consequences could happen over Taiwan.
At this point, the global community should try and find a peaceful solution to an impasse that has lasted for over seven decades and could potentially threaten the stability of the region and the world at large.
