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China has released a new documentary about its army’s preparations to attack Taiwan - the film includes interviews with Chinese soldiers who swear they'll give up their lives if needed in a potential invasion of the island.Tensions have been building for some time: Recently Taiwan’s ruling administration, led by the Democratic Progressive Party, has increased its weapons purchases from the US, while China has increased air and naval encroachments on the island. This week on the Real Story, we explore how real the risk of conflict is, why Taiwan is so important to China and the US, what Taiwan's strategy is and what an invasion might look like.(Photo: Tourists look on as a Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest points from Taiwan, on August 4, 2022, ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island. Credit Hector RETAMAL / AFP via Getty Images)Shaun Ley is joined by:Amanda Hsiao, Senior Analyst for China with the International Crisis Group's office in TaipeiDavid Sacks, fellow for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington DCRick Waters, formerly the US State Department's top policy official on China, managing director on China for Eurasia Group in Washington DCAlso featuring:Mark Ho, a member of Taiwan's parliament for the Democratic Progressive PartyHenry Wang from the Centre for China and Globalisation in Beijing, which has links to the Chinese Communist Party.Produced by Ellen Otzen and Usman Azad.

At the end of a friendly meeting in Moscow, President Xi of China told President Putin of Russia that they are driving changes in the world the likes of which have not been seen for a century. Meanwhile this week President Biden kicked off a Summit for Democracy with $690m funding pledge to democracies all over the world and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, called on Europe to reassess its diplomatic and economic relations with China before a visit to Beijing next week.So what changes are President Xi talking about? Who will be running the world in 20 years time? Is conflict between rival powers inevitable? And is the model of western liberal democracy in decline?Owen Bennett-Jones is joined by:Evelyn Farkas - an American national security advisor, author, and foreign policy analyst. She is the current Executive Director of the McCain Institute, a nonprofit organisation focused on democracy, human rights, and leadership. Evelyn served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia under President ObamaMartin Wolf - chief economics commentator at the Financial Times and author of The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism Professor Steve Tsang - political scientist and historian and Director of the China Institute at the SOAS University of LondonAlso featuring:Henry Wang - founder and director of the Centre for China and Globalisation, a think tank with links to the Chinese Communist PartyNathalie Tocci - director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali and an honorary professor at the University of TübingenPhoto: Russia's Putin holds talks with China's Xi in the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023 / Credit: ReutersProduced by Rumella Dasgupta and Pandita Lorenz