--- title: "9 China Taiwan Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 China Taiwan quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best China Taiwan sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/anonymous-1_china_the-greater-concerns-in-china-and-taiwan_1834100.jpg" --- > [The greater concerns in China and Taiwan are on the political side, not on the economic side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-greater-concerns-in-china-and-taiwan-are-on-the-political-side/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/anonymous-1_china_the-greater-concerns-in-china-and-taiwan_1834100.jpg) > [As I've said many times and publicly, a war between China and Taiwan that involves the United States is a lose-lose-lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-c-blair/as-i-ve-said-many-times-and-publicly-a-war-between-china-and-taiwan/) [Dennis C. Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-c-blair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c5/dennis-c-blair-27206_between_as-i-ve-said-many-times-and-publicly-a-w_2149501.jpg) > [Taiwan is the Republic of China, the Republic of China is Taiwan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tsai-ing-wen/taiwan-is-the-republic-of-china-the-republic-of-china-is-taiwan/) [Tsai Ing-wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tsai-ing-wen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b26/tsai-ing-wen-36147_quote_taiwan-is-the-republic-of-china-the-repu_1453338.jpg) > [There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/there-is-only-one-china-taiwan-is-not-independent-it-does-not-enjoy/) [Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/colin-powell-691_china_there-is-only-one-china-taiwan-is-not-in_2548975.jpg) > [America has made it very clear in several administrations that if there is an attack by China on Taiwan, the United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-kissinger/america-has-made-it-very-clear-in-several-administrations-that-if/) [Henry A. Kissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-kissinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/henry-a-kissinger-1068_administration_america-has-made-it-very-clear-in-severa_1349542.jpg) > [Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-friedman/basically-all-the-world-s-computer-parts-come-from-the-same-supply/) [Thomas Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-friedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/thomas-friedman-1784_china_basically-all-the-world-s-computer-parts_881976.png) > [If China do take economic measures to apply pressure to Taiwan, they will have to think about the price that they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tsai-ing-wen/if-china-do-take-economic-measures-to-apply-pressure-to-taiwan-they/) [Tsai Ing-wen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tsai-ing-wen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/tsai-ing-wen-36147_china_if-china-do-take-economic-measures-to-ap_131894.jpg) > [The defining issue is that the government in Taiwan was considered to be the government of all of China, and the authorities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-kissinger/the-defining-issue-is-that-the-government-in-taiwan-was-considered-to/) [Henry A. Kissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-kissinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a0/henry-a-kissinger-1068_authority_the-defining-issue-is-that-the-governmen_1738908.jpg) > [It can be argued - and rightly - that Taiwan is not just another regional issue: after all, the Chinese regard it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-thatcher/it-can-be-argued-and-rightly-that-taiwan-is-not-just-another-regional/) [Margaret Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-thatcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/margaret-thatcher-463_able_it-can-be-argued-and-rightly-that-taiwan_1475664.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/china-taiwan/#itemlist", "name": "China Taiwan Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The greater concerns in China and Taiwan are on the political side, not on the economic side.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-greater-concerns-in-china-and-taiwan-are-on-the-political-side/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/anonymous-1_china_the-greater-concerns-in-china-and-taiwan_1834100.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/anonymous-1_china_the-greater-concerns-in-china-and-taiwan_1834100.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/anonymous-1_china_the-greater-concerns-in-china-and-taiwan_1834100.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The greater concerns in China and Taiwan are on the political side, not on the economic side.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As I've said many times and publicly, a war between China and Taiwan that involves the United States is a lose-lose-lose.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dennis C. 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