China has blamed the United States, Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier, for the rise in tensions, while Taiwan has called China the "chief culprit" in the current situation. "And they should remember that if Taiwan were to fall, the consequences would be catastrophic for regional peace and the democratic alliance system. It would signal that in today's global contest of values, authoritarianism has the upper hand over democracy," Tsai wrote. China believes Tsai is a separatist for refusing to accept that Taiwan is part of "one China", and has cut off dialogue. Tsai says Taiwan is an independent country called the Republic of China, its formal name.

Source: bd News24 October 05, 2021 03:56 UTC