They generally favored bringing Taiwan under Chinese rule by peaceful means, the official position of China's long-ruling Communist Party. Most residents interviewed in Beijing, the Chinese capital, thought war was unlikely but acknowledged the rising tensions. selling arms to Taiwan and deepening its ties with the government. Tensions have risen sharply recently, with China sending a growing number of warplanes on sorties near the island and the U.S. Taiwan is a self-governing island of 24 million people China regards as a renegade province that should come under its rule. The answer is probably not - most analysts think military hostilities are not imminent - but the posts on social media show the possibility is on people’s minds and drew out a flurry of war-mongering comments. BEIJING – A seemingly innocuous government recommendation for Chinese people to store necessities for an emergency quickly sparked scattered instances of panic-buying and online speculation: Is China going to war with Taiwan?

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