The world has entered the "the most dangerous period in decades", with China on a war footing and priming its economy for conflict. Donald Trump's former deputy national security adviser, Matt Pottinger, told The World podcast that China was ready to engage militarily with the US in the conflict over Taiwan. You can watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUz-03jCJCQ&t=1s #china #taiwan #nuclearwar #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #war SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales