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Would a nuclear-armed Taiwan deter China?

Would A Nuclear-Armed Taiwan Deter China?
24Dec
According to China expert Michael Pillsbury, author of The hundred-year marathon, the Chinese Communist Party intends to integrate Hong Kong and Taiwan back into China in time to achieve ‘Middle Kingdom’ status by 2049—the centennial of the CCP’s victory over the Guomindang in the Chinese civil war.
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U.S. and E.U. End Aviation Trade Spat and Turn to China’s Rise
15Jun
The New York Times

U.S. and E.U. End Aviation Trade Spat and Turn to China’s Rise

Michael Pillsbury, the Hudson Institute scholar who was one of Mr. Trump’s top China advisers, cautioned that the Biden administration would “find it’s much tougher than they thought to get these allies to openly side with the U.S. on China strategy because of the Europeans’ heavy dependence on the China export market.” That includes Germany’s significant reliance on Chinese auto purchases.