How likely is China to start a war? This may be the single-most important question in global affairs today. If China uses military force against Taiwan or any other country with which it has a territorial dispute, it could lead to a full blown war in the Asia Pacific. A fight between two nuclear-armed giants China and the United States, brawling for hegemony in a region that is fraught with tensions is the last thing the world needs. If China attacked Taiwan amid ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the world would be consumed by multiple wars. On Crux Decode, is China preparing for war? And if it is, what should the world do?