Xi Jinping HAS to Do Something About Taiwan

I want to ask you about the CCP's strategic objectives in the new Bangladesh after this revolution. What does the CCP want to achieve now that maybe they struggled to achieve under Prime Minister Hasina? Hasina refused to give them a port and he basically refused to give the Americans a port facility, naval facility. And I think that was a trigger why there was so much of negativity about her by Lincoln and Sullivan and all that. I think they're looking at getting that port. So China would get a port in the Bay of Bengal. Exactly. And that sounds like a big deal. Especially for India. Yeah, so that would be very, very close to India. Well, they're very close in Bangladesh, for example. They are planning to come closer to the chicken's neck, a small sliver of Indian territory that connects our eastern states to the rest of the country. It's called the chicken's neck, literally a chicken's neck if you look at the shape of it. Exactly, that's right. Well said. And frankly, they have got clear strategic objectives. But in my view, I think the Chinese are going to hold their fire on all these fronts until they settle the question of Taiwan. And you and I have discussed this in the past. I think they will wait until they settle, in inverted commas, the question of Taiwan. And I think the other fronts will remain inactive until then. So in other words, if the CCP does not take over Taiwan, either they're deterred from ever trying or they try and they're unsuccessful, then in that case, you think India would be safe from the CCP? Look, Taiwan is definitely part of our security matrix. There's no question about it. In fact, there's going to be a major track two dialogue. I was telling you about the track two dialogue with Russia. I'm organising a major track two dialogue, again, with our Taiwanese friends. And they're a very important, emerging as a very important technology and strategic partner of India. As far as you are concerned, as far as we are concerned, their chip making abilities, their technology, their individualism, their democracy, let's be honest about it. Because it shows that the Chinese race is perfectly acclimatised to democracy. The Taiwanese are democratic. And almost 90% of them are Chinese. So very frankly, we have a stake in the security of Taiwan. And people in the Trump administration who are going to be hopefully confirmed, they know that very clearly. So they're not going to sit idly by. They'll hope for deterrence, but if that does not come, they're going to act. I'm quite confident of it. And frankly, as far as we are concerned, Taiwanese advanced industry is our security. Taiwanese democracy is our security. And the Taiwanese example, the Taiwanese prevail in this particular war of will and more against the CCP, against Xi. It's going to severely dent Xi Jinping's reputation as a strongman. It's going to have very negative effect on him. And even if he can somehow manage a fourth term, I think it'll be very difficult if he doesn't do something about Taiwan. So how active a role is India playing in trying to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan? We have 260,000 troops on the frontier with China. They're well-armed, well-equipped and ready to fight. We have some 16, 17 air force bases have been freshly reopened. We have naval presence all over the place. So I think, very frankly, that we're doing a lot. I think we're doing quite a lot to, quote unquote, deter China. We are a front that they are afraid of flaring up in Taiwan. That's why they're making very nice noises now. Oh, we are friends, we are friends for life, whatever, whatever. They're not giving up any land that they seize, but they're saying we are friends for life. Do you think that China is afraid that if they invade Taiwan, India could then use that as a distraction to push across the disputed border? Look, the fact of the matter is that I'm not going to get into serious... Chinese are definitely not going to invade into more Indian territory if they attack in Taiwan. But either way, if Taiwan goes, the entire security of the United States is also in peril. After that comes Guam, after that comes Honolulu, after that comes, well, maybe they'll welcome it, Los Angeles and San Francisco. So frankly, you have to hold them at the first island chain. Otherwise, the whole of ASEAN is vulnerable. India becomes more vulnerable. So quite frankly, Taiwan is very key to that. This was just one piece of our hour long interview. Do you want to see more? Of course you do. We're now putting full interviews only on our new China Uncensored premium website. Your subscription helps support the show and gives you access to tons of amazing content you won't see anywhere else. Click the link below to check it out.