Taiwan is about America, not China | Jerm Warfare
Taiwan is about America, not China | Jerm Warfare
► Subscribe to the UK Column YouTube channel ► https://bit.ly/ukcolumnofficialCarl Zha examines the friction between the US and China, often framed as the "Thucydides Trap," suggesting that this narrative might be less about inevitable conflict and more about the establishment attempting to manage the reality of a declining American empire facing a rising challenger.
He notes that Trump’s approach is largely performative, prioritising media optics, whereas Xi Jinping operates with a disciplined, long-term strategic focus that ignores the noise…
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