China's war chest: how Beijing has rearranged the diplomatic pieces ahead of a potential conflict

China is shoring up international support, while attempting to isolate Taiwan on the world stage In diplomatic terms, China could be said to have already won its battle against Taiwan. Most of the world's governments - including the US - formally agree with the Chinese Communist party's (CCP) position that there is just one China, of which the People's Republic of China is the sole government. The tension lies in the fact that the CCP regards Taiwan, a self-governing, democratic island of 23 mil...