Gordon Chang

Because if you're Xi Jinping, you've built up this incredible military, and you know that the economy is not going to support it. So you're in a use it or lose it situation. And as I said, I think that he is very concerned about what other senior Communist Party leaders might do to him. So this is what his hero, he reveres Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic.

Mao did this exactly so many times. I mean, for instance, he started the Cultural Revolution to prevent other senior leaders from getting rid of him. And I think Xi Jinping is going to do the same thing. I don't know what's going to happen. I can give you a lot of reasons why he will or won't do something, but the point is that I think that he is going to realize he's got to move.

Mao did this exactly so many times. I mean, for instance, he started the Cultural Revolution to prevent other senior leaders from getting rid of him. And I think Xi Jinping is going to do the same thing. I don't know what's going to happen. I can give you a lot of reasons why he will or won't do something, but the point is that I think that he is going to realize he's got to move.

Mao did this exactly so many times. I mean, for instance, he started the Cultural Revolution to prevent other senior leaders from getting rid of him. And I think Xi Jinping is going to do the same thing. I don't know what's going to happen. I can give you a lot of reasons why he will or won't do something, but the point is that I think that he is going to realize he's got to move.

Remember, he is the most ambitious aggressor in history. He not only believes that China is the world's only sovereign state, he believes that the moon and Mars should be considered sovereign Chinese territory. And if you have that expansive view of the world, then you realize you're going to lose it because your country is falling apart underneath you.

Remember, he is the most ambitious aggressor in history. He not only believes that China is the world's only sovereign state, he believes that the moon and Mars should be considered sovereign Chinese territory. And if you have that expansive view of the world, then you realize you're going to lose it because your country is falling apart underneath you.

Remember, he is the most ambitious aggressor in history. He not only believes that China is the world's only sovereign state, he believes that the moon and Mars should be considered sovereign Chinese territory. And if you have that expansive view of the world, then you realize you're going to lose it because your country is falling apart underneath you.

Well, you are very tempted to go out and accomplish your objectives.

Well, you are very tempted to go out and accomplish your objectives.

Well, you are very tempted to go out and accomplish your objectives.

You have to ask someone whose name is Donald John Trump that question. I don't know what Trump would do. I can tell you what Trump has said. He said, basically, I'm not going to tell you. I can tell you what I think Trump should do, but that's really hard to predict. But this is not just a question of Trump. This is also a question of Xi Jinping.

You have to ask someone whose name is Donald John Trump that question. I don't know what Trump would do. I can tell you what Trump has said. He said, basically, I'm not going to tell you. I can tell you what I think Trump should do, but that's really hard to predict. But this is not just a question of Trump. This is also a question of Xi Jinping.

You have to ask someone whose name is Donald John Trump that question. I don't know what Trump would do. I can tell you what Trump has said. He said, basically, I'm not going to tell you. I can tell you what I think Trump should do, but that's really hard to predict. But this is not just a question of Trump. This is also a question of Xi Jinping.

I think that if he goes to war, that Taiwan will not be his initial objective. And let me just sort of scope it out for you. For Xi Jinping to start hostilities by launching an invasion of the main island of Taiwan, He's got to give some general or admiral almost complete control over the Chinese military because that's a combined air, land, and sea operation.

I think that if he goes to war, that Taiwan will not be his initial objective. And let me just sort of scope it out for you. For Xi Jinping to start hostilities by launching an invasion of the main island of Taiwan, He's got to give some general or admiral almost complete control over the Chinese military because that's a combined air, land, and sea operation.

I think that if he goes to war, that Taiwan will not be his initial objective. And let me just sort of scope it out for you. For Xi Jinping to start hostilities by launching an invasion of the main island of Taiwan, He's got to give some general or admiral almost complete control over the Chinese military because that's a combined air, land, and sea operation.

That makes that general or admiral the most powerful figure in China. In the best of times, Mike, Xi Jinping doesn't trust anybody with stars on their shoulders, but now is certainly not the best of times. And you've got a military which I think doesn't want to fight for various reasons.

That makes that general or admiral the most powerful figure in China. In the best of times, Mike, Xi Jinping doesn't trust anybody with stars on their shoulders, but now is certainly not the best of times. And you've got a military which I think doesn't want to fight for various reasons.

That makes that general or admiral the most powerful figure in China. In the best of times, Mike, Xi Jinping doesn't trust anybody with stars on their shoulders, but now is certainly not the best of times. And you've got a military which I think doesn't want to fight for various reasons.

They like to huff and puff, and they like to intimidate, but I don't think they really want to go and have a major operation. They'll go take on the Philippines, as they're doing right now, but I don't think they would start hostilities with an invasion of the main island of Taiwan. Now, they might do something in the Philippines. I think that they do. That spreads. That spreads to Taiwan.