The power struggle between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China (PRC) for global supremacy is coming to a head. The small island of Taiwan - officially the "Republic of China" - represents the "tipping point" in this area of conflict, which could turn open hostility into a war between the two superpowers. For the PRC, Taiwan is a self-evident part of its own state; the USA treats Taiwan just as naturally as an independent state that belongs to its sphere of influence and which must be defended at all costs. With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it has become clear how quickly such tensions can escalate into war. It is to be expected that, in order to defend its global supremacy, the USA will deploy the same Western alliance against China that it has put in place against Russia. In other words: If we have been engaged in some kind of "indirect war" against Russia since 2022, a similar if not worse scenario is in store if the conflict between the PRC and the USA assumes a military dimension.  If the war over Ukraine has already hit Europe hard, a military confrontation between the two superpowers over Taiwan would shake Europe politically and, above all, economically. Europe has for a long time regarded itself as having a neutral stance to the USA and the PRC - this political classification would be shattered overnight. If the supply from the PRC dried up and the sales markets there were to disappear, this would drive Europe to the brink of economic ruin. Moreover, Taiwan's failure as the world's largest contract manufacturer of computer chips would have devastating effects on the global economy.  This topical and explosive book analyses the background and draws possible scenarios for the future.

Jamal Qaiser:Jamal Qaiser is an internationally committed peace activist, book author ("How to avoid World War III") and peace consultant. After his family fled Pakistan due to political and religious persecution, he went on to have a distinguished academic and business career before making the preservation of peace in the world the main focus of his life. Jamal Qaiser studied Advance Management Diploma (Post-Graduation) at the Globe Business College in Munich. He later completed the Transition to Leadership Programme at the University of Oxford Said Business School. He successfully completed his OPM studies at the renowned Harvard Business School in 2016. At the same time, he developed in business from a youthful market trader to a global investor. As CEO of his own private equity company, he primarily supports start-up companies with a sustainable business model in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In 2016, he published his first book, "Der fremde Erfolgsfaktor", for which he won the getAbstract International Book Award out of 10,000 contestants. His book "My nuclear Button is bigger - America vs. North Korea" was published in 2018, "Simmering Kashmir" in 2020, "How to avoid World War III - Thinking the Unthinkable", "Afghanistan - The Battered Land", "The Western Fiasco: Failure in Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine" in 2021, "When China and Russia join forces", "The Nuclear Thread" and "War in Europe" in 2022, as well as the present work. In all his works, he seeks and finds answers to the question of how crises can be solved and wars avoided. Moreover, Jamal Qaiser provides his expertise as a much sought-after consultant to governments, peace and human rights organisations, political parties and companies with a clear ethical compass.Horst Walther:Dr. Horst Walther, besides oriental studies, pursued the study of chemistry, information technology and economics at the University of Hamburg. The impetus for his extensive studies was not so much his vocational training, but the desire to understand what holds this world together at its core. He views languages as the key to understanding people. That is why he gained an understanding of Chinese, Russian, Greek, Spanish and Portuguese in addition to doing a deeper study of the Persian language. He authors his professional articles and increasingly also essays with social or political statements mostly in English.