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China's Xi accused the US of trying to trick him into invading Taiwan, but said he won't take the bait, report says (www.businessinsider.com)

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Xi Jinping accused the US of trying to trick China into invading Taiwan, the Financial Times said.
The Chinese leader made the claim to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, per the FT.
One expert told BI it's a sign that China is "genuinely surprised" by the attitude of US officials.

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For decades, the US has adopted "strategic ambiguity" toward Taiwan, positioning itself as the country's most steadfast ally, while declining to explicitly say whether it would come to Taiwan's aid if China attacked.

But the mood in Washington, DC, seems to be shifting, with Congress showing itself more "overtly supportive of Taiwan than only a few years ago," Graeme Thompson, an analyst with the Eurasia Group, told Business Insider in November.

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"The US has plenty of public figures now talking of Taiwan like it is a new Ukraine, and some even saying it needs to be diplomatically recognized," Brown added.

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

I don't think he believes what he says for the reasons hes claiming. I think if he's really set on not invading it's because hes seen how poorly its working for Russia. China wants Taiwans economy, you cant get that if Taiwan looks like Ukraine before you even get control.

If Xi is being serious it's probably because he's realizing he needs to take Taiwan through economic and diplomatic, and probably clandestine diplomatic means. Weather he has a plan for that remains to be seen.

[–] Nobody 39 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Given Russia's performance in Ukraine, Iran firing 5% of its total stockpile at Israel and having almost nothing get through modern American air defense, and China's own review of military readiness that showed glaring flaws and corruption, any plans China may have had to invade Taiwan should be postponed indefinitely.

Turning local elections in Taiwan in China's favor in the long term seems like the more viable alternative for reunification.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

True, even without reunification (what's for?), China gets more by economical means than it would ever has via invasion. It's insane production capacity, belt&road schemes, education and science are a caricature of a suntzian wise guy who wins a war without a battle. Reducing themselves to a war (and probably destroying everything they are jealous of in Taiwan in the process) would be embarassingly stupid. I watch their sabblerattling as a play, but I'm yet to see any benefit from it besides upkeeping the status of those not to fuck with.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My thoughts exactly. Probably tougher than HK but similar playbook, my guess is a slow long term approach would be the most likely to succeed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

So they opposite of HK where they rushed in and fucked the whole thing up so badly they lost any chance of ever convincing Taiwan?

China can’t operate on long time frames, they’re too beholden to the whims of whatever prima donna is chairman.

[–] rayyy 10 points 3 months ago

he’s realizing he needs to take Taiwan through economic and diplomatic, and probably clandestine diplomatic means

Add in psyops programs. They have been a resounding success against UK and the US for Putin.

[–] jaybone 7 points 3 months ago

He’ll take it through political means, by running candidates that support his regime. Then he will put an end to democracy there. Kind of like Hong Kong.

[–] Badeendje 0 points 3 months ago

And Russia is able to cart in supplies by road and rail. If anything Ukraine is also showing that supply across a 100+ miles of sea will be nearly impossible. The navy does not have to control the waters, they just need to deny the Chinese access to it and that is much easier.