Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion
Opinion
Xi Jinping won’t force unification on Taiwan for now, the show of force by China’s PLA notwithstanding
- Xi has unification on his mind, but the conditions are not ripe for it, given that China is still locked in a trade war with the US and Taiwan is gearing up for elections. The PLA’s incursion into Taiwanese airspace was intentional, but it won’t be overplayed
Illustration: Craig Stephens