> This is why Taiwan cannot be understood only as a sovereignty dispute. It is a test of whether the Indo-Pacific remains a plural maritime system, or whether it becomes a China-centered security sphere.

It was never a plural maritime system. The question is whether the oceans in question are US-dominated or Chinese-dominated.

China is gonna rip apart Taiwan unless it stops trusting America and starts believe that war is inevitable sooner or later.

That was a surprisingly good read. Brief enough that I can finish while in-between tickets, but long and deep enough that it can beautifully explain the whole crisis without oversimplifying it, and at the same time carefully presenting the two conflicting narratives.

edit: although I probably wouldn't trust the source when reading about Middle East conflicts...

I found this video about the topic on internet: https://youtu.be/UWBrzzd1_yg informational and entertaining