Until recently the modus vivendi with China was that the CCP could try however it wanted to explain that it was still a Communist Party domestically, but in its external relationships the country would fully participate in global capitalism and not get all weird on us about it
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It's kind of ironic that Xi's belief in historical inevitability makes a completely avoidable and unnecessary conflict with Taiwan inevitable, at least while he's in power. But that's the road we're on, and we need to stop deluding ourselves that the CCP will be our friend again
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What the West owes China is a clear and unequivocal articulation of our values: equality, democracy, pluralism, freedom, and the rule of law. There are over a billion people in China being denied these fundamental rights, and when we fail to speak for them, we diminish ourselves.
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To the extent that standing up for our basic beliefs kicks globalization in the nuts, we're going to have to accept it and find ways to work around it. We can't make who we *are* contingent on what's economically beneficial. Xi understands that, but I'm not sure our leaders do.
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All sound analysis. However, what is your proposal for a vigorous defence of Taiwan, then? What balance of power or local correlation of forces do you advocate? What level of escalation do you tolerate? Those go right back to GAME THEORY type analyses.
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