The battle lines are drawn. China is about to follow through on its long-standing threat to take over its neighbor, the island nation of Taiwan. What happens now? What could lead these two nations to the brink of war? How would the escalation begin? And if other world powers got involved, would we all be doomed? Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates: https://ontariocreates.ca Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership Get the What if book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Interested in sponsoring our episodes or collaborating? Email us: [email protected] Our other channels: How to Survive: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show Aperture: https://bit.ly/aperture-show T-shirts and merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere: Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE Whatsapp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #shorts #whatif #china #taiwan #war #ww3 #worldwar3