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Michael D. Swaine

Lai Ching-te Taiwan China
Asia-Pacific

Taiwan's president turns up heat against China — way up.

Calling Beijing a 'foreign hostile force' gives the hawks ammunition, if that's what he wants.

Trump, Xi Jinping
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Trump’s China policy: A complete unknown?

Past and present policies indicate the president could be militarily hawkish or purely transactional, depending on the moment

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Asia-Pacific

New Years resolution? Taking the US-China heat down a notch

How China' perceives our 'hostilities' — and vice-versa — could make all the difference

Inauguration of Taiwan’s new president triggers usual pearl-clutching
QiOSK

Inauguration of Taiwan’s new president triggers usual pearl-clutching

These cartoonish characterizations of China’s motivations undermine any attempts for a credible deterrence strategy

Joe Biden Xi Jinping China United States
QiOSK

Biden-Xi phone call doesn’t go far enough

Same conversation, but US and Chinese officials offer two different official readouts