Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For decades, Taiwan knew it could count on U.S. support if China were to make good on its vow to unify the self-governed island of 23 million with the mainland.
But under President Donald Trump, that security guarantee is no longer a certainty.
Taiwan’s small, but growing, civilian vanguard does not expect to stop an invasion. Instead, the movement is focused on what it would take for the island to survive the first days of a war, blockade or emergency that disables the systems it depends on.
Video by The Globe’s Marcus Yam, Moira Wyton and Sarah Espedido.
#taiwan #china #geopolitics
For decades, Taiwan knew it could count on U.S. support if China were to make good on its vow to unify the self-governed island of 23 million with the mainland.
But under President Donald Trump, that security guarantee is no longer a certainty.
Taiwan’s small, but growing, civilian vanguard does not expect to stop an invasion. Instead, the movement is focused on what it would take for the island to survive the first days of a war, blockade or emergency that disables the systems it depends on.
Video by The Globe’s Marcus Yam, Moira Wyton and Sarah Espedido.
#taiwan #china #geopolitics
