After decades of living with the threat of war, we cope by being both highly tense and unexpectedly relaxed.
![After decades of living with the threat of a possible invasion by China, Taiwanese have learned to cope by living in the moment [File: Ann Wang/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RTXI82LF.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Hsin Chieh Ho is a Taiwan-based writer and award-winning journalist who focuses on Taiwan–China relations and agriculture.
After decades of living with the threat of war, we cope by being both highly tense and unexpectedly relaxed.