Taiwan, a democratically ruled country of mostly mandarin-speaking ethnic Chinese, has been a thorn in the side of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since it took power in 1949. The CCP badly wants Taiwan to become part of China, and has threatened to take it by force if necessary. In this episode of China Unscripted, we discuss why Taiwan is such a threat to CCP rule, why China’s expansion around the world is nothing like America’s, and high level Chinese officials fleeing to the US and other countries the
