How Would a Chinese Blockade of Taiwan Affect Global Business?

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A Chinese blockade of Taiwan would cripple global supply chains and raise freight prices in Asia and potentially beyond, because of the outsize role that the island of roughly 23 million people plays in global business.

Here are some questions and answers about the tensions across the Taiwan Strait and the possible fallout on global business should China attempt to blockade the island.

from The Global Small Business Blog https://ift.tt/BbxIJCr