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

  • 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.

YaDownWitCPP,

Taiwanese liberation from the Imperialist West anyone?

Zedstrian,

Given the economic imperialist policies Chinese Communist Party in South America and Africa, let alone the lack of democratic institutions when compared to Taiwan, the CCP’s interest in Taiwan has far less to do with ‘liberating’ it than taking control of its substantial economic base.

Blackmist,

We’re not starting WWIII over TSMC and nVidia’s stock price.

Shit, most of the world won’t even recognise Taiwan as a country. I can hardly see Haiti, Paraguay and the Vatican coming to the rescue.

mojofrododojo,

pfft no, but we will fulfill our treaty obligations to the 24 million people who don’t deserve china’s bullshit.

TSMC has kill switches installed already. China would only get a pile of slag if they tried it. and they won’t.

What China should do is reassess the Treaty of Aigun - does it still really apply, considering today’s russians are neither the soviet block nor the russian empire? The areas in question are overwhelmingly asian in demographics. There’s a whole lot of resources up there just sitting around because russia’s never been able to chew bubble gum and walk at the same time, much less persecute a pointless, losing war while exploiting it’s own resources.

justaderp,

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    mojofrododojo,

    I’ve got a bridge in New York for sale. It’s in Brooklyn. You could charge tolls and make billions! HMU.

    sure thing kiddo. blah blah blah.

    UnderpantsWeevil,
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    Shit, most of the world won’t even recognise Taiwan as a country.

    The thing the article seems to neglect. China is winning the diplomatic game globally. Taiwan is less well recognized than Palestine.

    Sam_Bass,

    Whatever keeps his ass out of the sling

    afraid_of_zombies,

    This is like Saul Goodman levels of bullshit

    Objection,

    It’s wild that the US is trying to escalate tensions with China when it’s still busy with Russia.

    Gsus4,
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    It’s not a trap, because they were warned beforehand about what would happen if you did it. It’s a dare, like in “Jackass!”.

    darthsid,

    Now we need a report saying the same for the Russians in Ukraine

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