The author of the article, Matt Oliver, citing the expert community, notes that "soon" there may be "another diplomatic crisis," the resolution of which "will not be so simple."
China's attempt to "use military force" would be a "nightmare scenario" for boards of companies that have spent years and huge amounts of money to "woo the dragon," the story said.
“Many of the biggest businesses in the West derive a huge portion of their profits from China, which overshadows what was at stake in Russia,” the journalist suggests.
For example, the American corporation Apple earned $68 billion in Greater China in 2021, which accounted for 19% of the company's revenue.
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca makes $6 billion a year in China (16% of profits).
The article elaborates that Taiwan itself has become "the backbone of global supply chains", especially in the field of digital technologies.
On July 9, it became known that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at a meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Bali, demanded that Washington stop sending signals to separatists in Taiwan.
Blinken noted that the United States did not support Taiwanese independence, but he also stated that it was "vital" for Taiwan to have weapons for defense.
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger urged the US authorities to avoid clashes with China over Taiwan.