China makes energy security 'reunification' offer to Taiwan amid Middle East war | Metals Mine

  • China makes energy security 'reunification' offer to Taiwan amid Middle East war

    From channelnewsasia.com

    China offered on Wednesday (Mar 18) what it said would be energy stability to Taiwan if it agreed to Beijing's rule, part of a campaign by China to convince the island of the benefits of "reunification", which it has long rejected. Governments around the world are scrambling for alternative energy supplies during the Middle East War and the severing of shipping lanes through the vital Strait of Hormuz. Taiwan, which had received a third of its LNG from Qatar and sources no energy from China, has said it has secured alternative supplies for the months ahead, including from the United States, the island's main ... (full story)

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Jwosjw
Mar 18, 2026 4:23am
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This is why China is the next ruler of the world. Even tho they could take Taiwan over night, they choose peace and positive incentives, unlike Trump's murderous, infanticidal, Epstein client riddled government. Talking about Epstein cohorts, where's Lutnick, haven't seen him having a good ole chuckle behind Trump ever since Trump was talking about victims of 9/11...
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TheDazman
Mar 18, 2026 4:32am
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Imagine if Taiwan reunified willingly with China - wouldn't be long before the CCP's attack dogs disappeared anybody who didn't fit in within their new territory. I don't think they're that stupid - especially after what happened to Hong Kong.
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Trader#DF09
Mar 18, 2026 5:56am
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This is a great strategic move on China's part.

China knows that Taiwan's natural gas reserves are about to run out in a week or so and it will need to start burning through the strategic coal reserves soon.

China also knows that Taiwan gets 60% of its Helium from Qatar, which is essential in the process of making chips, and that is not coming in any time soon.

While the current president in Taiwan will never accept this deal because he thinks he's Japanese, but when Taiwan starts to have blackouts and people's lives start being affected, along with a crumbling TSMC that is going to destroy their stock market as it cannot get its steady supply of Helium, how long before the government on the island starts to have to deal with rebellions and riots?

Just by having such a deal on the table means that when the people of Taiwan gets tired of their current president, the one that replaces him will be much more China friendly and much more open to, maybe not unification, but at the very minimum, cooperation.
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Trader#D347
Mar 18, 2026 6:13am
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Quoting TheDazman
Imagine if Taiwan reunified willingly with China - wouldn't be long before the CCP's attack dogs disappeared anybody who didn't fit in within their new territory. I don't think they're that stupid - especially after what happened to Hong Kong.
LOLZ. Now I see how Japan react to help Taiwan.
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Trader#10C0
Mar 18, 2026 9:37am
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Japan is using Taiwan to create a proxy war against the mainland china , Japan is following US what’s more Japan want to revive its military capabilities similar to what you have seems in WW2 ……. Lolzzzz
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