'If this is the game Xi is playing, the US shouldn't be a party to it. The better response is to show up Xi's antics, especially to European leaders who might be tempted by Macron's absurd notion that Xi ultimately seeks global cooperation.' -TomRtweets
The recent betrayal by French President Emmanuel Macron notwithstanding, the United States is working to align allies to constrain China's threats against Taiwan and in resistance to its intellectual property theft and trade malfeasance. Infuriated by these efforts, Beijing is looking for ways to increase pressure on the U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping strongly hinted at one such way with a letter he sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week. According to North Korean state media, Xi observed that"international and regional situations are now changing seriously and in a complicated way." Xi pledged in turn to"encourage the [two nations'] bilateral friendship and cooperation to steadily develop.
If this is the game Xi is playing, the U.S. shouldn't be a party to it. Washington's better response is to show up Xi's antics to the world, especially to European leaders who might be tempted by Macron's absurd notion that Xi ultimately seeks global cooperation. That argument isn't terribly compelling when Xi's North Korean patron is threatening nuclear war every other week. The U.S.
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