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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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[–] Buffalox 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (12 children)

We need to stop acknowledging the one China policy. China is threatening war against Taiwan, and there should be absolutely zero doubt that we don't condone Chinese aggression towards Taiwan.
EU and other allies should of course not support it either.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (9 children)

I mean China can't really do anything about the autonomous mainland provinces steadfastly refusing to declare independence, even if you can find precedent of a sovereign state kicking out its provinces unilaterally it'd still be a dick move.

[–] Buffalox 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children)

What? I have no idea where that came from? The One China policy is about reuniting Taiwan with mainland China.

In principle I don't mind that China wants Taiwan to reunite with China, as long as they are perfectly peaceful about it, like with Germany and Est Germany.

But what are you talking about?

[–] RedAggroBest 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They're making a "Taiwan is actually China" joke. Referring to the mainland as "provinces that refuse to declare independence"

[–] Buffalox 1 points 4 months ago

OK, I missed that completely, but I can see that's actually quite funny.

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