A conflict with China, which threatens to invade Taiwan, would be a disaster for all sides regardless of the outcome, the island’s defense minister said Thursday.
“Nobody wants a war,” Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng told reporters. “It really has to be thoroughly thought over.”
“If you really went to war, it would be disastrous for all,” Chiu said. He said Taiwan’s defense establishment “watches and listens but we keep our mouths shut. We are following developments and preparing ourselves but we don’t openly discuss or debate.”
