In recent months, China has increased its threats towards Taiwan, with military jets intruding into the island’s airspace and missiles fired into the sea around it.
Beijing considers the region part of its territory and has vowed to bring it back under Chinese control. President Joe Biden has made it clear that any attempt to do so by force will be met with retaliation by the US.
In this video, POLITICO’s China experts explore the origins of the controversy and the current factors behind it. TSMC, a Taiwanese company, produces 92 percent of the world’s high-end semiconductors, making Taiwan an important economic prize.