Taiwan is not ruled by China
Yes, it is. "Cold war"? That's like saying Mexico is trying to go to cold war with the USA. Have you read @gooddream's post?
probably does not have means to invade large island that would defend itself
Yeah, they do. It's not hard at all, considering this age's digital technology.
As far as covid goes there are many factors
Those are regulated by the media industry. We're back to conglomerates!
in Vietnam they take them seriously
No, they don't. Not nearly as much as anywhere else. Have you read @gooddream's post?
fucking up economy benefits many parties
No, it doesn't. It only benefits multinational conglomerates.