The US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan recently has agitated the Chinese government. Subsequently, China has started military drills across Taiwan. The UFC color commentator Joe Rogan gave his thoughts on the same.

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In the recent episode of ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ podcast, the host began his conversation with the China-Taiwan topic alongside guest Sam Tripoli, a fellow stand-up comedian.

Because of the rising tension with China, Rogan asked Tripoli,Are we ready to go to war with China?” In the previous episode, Rogan talked about the warnings from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). In spite of that, Pelosi visited Taiwan. Hence, the situation has worsened ever since. 

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While talking about the critical situation between China and Taiwan, Rogan said,Nancy Pelosi is in China. They are rolling tanks around. Have you seen it…”

“Look at this in a ban tweet a top state media commentator, reportedly said that China could forcibly dispel Pelosi’s plane and shoot it down if it flies to Taiwan… Could you f**king imagine if they blow her out of the sky… Imagine if they f**king execute her,” Rogan added. 

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Further Rogan also discussed a similar situation that the world is witnessing between Russia and Ukraine. All of these happenings made Rogan believe that World War 3 is near and no one has a plan to prevent it.

Joe Rogan fears a global Thermo-nuclear war

The critical situations between the countries like Russia and Ukraine have had the UFC color commentator Rogan concerned about nuclear war. In one episode of his podcast, Rogan stated we are living in a world of conflicts and have minimal control over them. Hence, it can become a major anxiety reason for people.

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“That it one of the biggest f***ing sources of anxiety for people, the idea that we’re living in this conflict that we have zero control over that might lead to a global thermo-nuclear war,” Rogan said.

However, further on Rogan also admitted that nuclear war wasn’t a possibility until the Russia-Ukraine conflict. But now, as other countries are getting involved, some wrong people might trigger the wrong buttons, which could lead to a WW3 situation, according to the UFC commentator.

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What are your thoughts on Rogan’s statements about a potential nuclear war? What do you guys think about Rogan’s speculation about the Pelosi-China conflict? Let us know in the comments below.

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Afnan Chougle is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. Besides writing, this Media graduate is an integral part of the digital web stories team for combat sports. Before joining EssentiallySports, Afnan gained valuable experience as an intern at Jiostudios Production House. He uses his experience and passion to further his professional career and provide unique insight into all things UFC and combat sports. A Khabib Nurmagomedov fan, Afnan, has religiously followed MMA ever since UFC 229. Other than 'The Eagle' he adores Muhammad Ali. Furthermore, he is a fan of Joe Rogan and seldom misses an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. Apart from his professional exploits as a UFC journalist, Afnan enjoys catching Hotboxin' episodes, honing his skills as an amateur actor and loves going on occasional treks.

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