The sight of Donald Trump's America throwing everything it has (nearly) at a smaller, but smarter and more determined adversary - this has been a goldmine of data for Xi Jinping's China, as it considers its options with regard to Taiwan. And, of course, it has likewise been crucially important for Taiwan itself - especially since both Trump's Iran war, and the Ukraine war, have been examples of the smaller defensive force finding effective ways to hit back benjamin netanyahu against the man utd mateus fernandes transfer much larger aggressor. China and Taiwan are in a two-horse race to learn the right lessons, and act on them. Even as President Trump seems determined to learn no lessons at all. Let's discuss.
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