Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper (a Raytheon lobbyist) met with separatists in Taiwan 2 weeks ago, and called for the end to the One China Policy, as a US warship passed through the Taiwan Strait: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-07-20/taiwan-esper-one-china-policy-6707974.html
Opinion: It should come as no surprise that China didn’t take down Pelosi’s plane; the State Department is trying to start another proxy war.
Xi’s dilemma consists of trying to peacefully reunite Taiwan (ROC) while simultaneously mitigating the risk of globalists facilitating nuclear buildups in Taiwan.
A peaceful reunification will likely take years, and only be accepted by the Taiwanese if China makes legitimate progress to democratize over time. Given there’s still a long way to go, Xi cannot afford a nuclear crisis that could challenge that possibility many years from now.
Opinion: It should come as no surprise that China didn’t take down Pelosi’s plane; the State Department is trying to start another proxy war.
Xi’s dilemma consists of trying to peacefully reunite Taiwan (ROC) while simultaneously mitigating the risk of globalists facilitating nuclear buildups in Taiwan.
A peaceful reunification will likely take years, and only be accepted by the Taiwanese if China makes legitimate progress to democratize over time. Given there’s still a long way to go, Xi cannot afford a nuclear crisis that could challenge that possibility many years from now.