Why China & the US won't go to war over Taiwan

There's been a lot of talk recently about the possibility of the US and China going to war if China invades Taiwan, but as usual, I'm here to dampen the hype and reduce expectations. Let's not rush into WWIII, and instead have a rational conversation about how likely war between the world's foremost superpowers actually is.Sorry for the delay in episodes, was away with the family over Easter.Chapters2:30 What is Taiwan? The One China Policy05:24 Taiwanese cultural politics and identity15:20 We would all die21:20 Pyrrhic victory27:44: China's other strategy31:45: Taiwan's situation41:55: Taiwan is not a priority for the US48:00 Conclusions-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SourcesMelissa J. Brown, Is Taiwan Chinese?The Impact of Culture, Power, and Migration on Changing IdentitiesChris Miller, Chip War:The Fight for the World's Most Critical TechnologyKerry Brown and Kalley Wu Tzu-Hui, The Trouble With Taiwan: History, Identity and a Rising China_ History, the United States and a Rising ChinaCSIS, The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan (https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-battle-next-war-wargaming-chinese-invasion-taiwan)The New York Times, Who Benefits From Confrontation With ChinaSyaru Lin, Taiwan’s China Dilemma, Contested Identities and Multiple Interests in Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Economic Policy-Stanford University PressThe National Interest, The Worrisome Erosion of the One China PolicySupport the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod