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Dick Radez January t

I wonder if your observation about President Xi's comments on being ready for battle in Point 4 is serious enough. The South China Morning Post had an article similar to the China Daily article, but the title was "Chinese President Xi Jinping gives army its first order of 2019: be ready for battle. This article was on January 5th.

Then The National Interest had a column by Gordon Chang on January 4th by Gordon Chang: Is China Gearing Up To Invade Taiwan.

And then we have a U.S. president who seems reluctant to do much to assist allies.

I wonder if Xi Jinping sees an opportunity to take military action against Taiwan without having the U.S. intervene.

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