Gordon Chang

Also, we know the Chinese people don't want war right now. This is a populace that is really angry at the leadership, and they're in no mood to go after and kill people, especially people that they consider to be Chinese. In other words, people in Taiwan. People in Taiwan don't think they're Chinese, but the people in China do, and the people in China do not want a war, especially with Taiwan.

Also, we know the Chinese people don't want war right now. This is a populace that is really angry at the leadership, and they're in no mood to go after and kill people, especially people that they consider to be Chinese. In other words, people in Taiwan. People in Taiwan don't think they're Chinese, but the people in China do, and the people in China do not want a war, especially with Taiwan.

Also, we know the Chinese people don't want war right now. This is a populace that is really angry at the leadership, and they're in no mood to go after and kill people, especially people that they consider to be Chinese. In other words, people in Taiwan. People in Taiwan don't think they're Chinese, but the people in China do, and the people in China do not want a war, especially with Taiwan.

And then you got to remember one other thing. For Xi Jinping to launch a big war, combined air, land, sea operation, he's got to give some general officer, some admiral, or some general total or almost total control over the People's Liberation Army. making that person the most powerful person in China. Xi Jinping doesn't trust his general officers even in the best of moments.

And then you got to remember one other thing. For Xi Jinping to launch a big war, combined air, land, sea operation, he's got to give some general officer, some admiral, or some general total or almost total control over the People's Liberation Army. making that person the most powerful person in China. Xi Jinping doesn't trust his general officers even in the best of moments.

And then you got to remember one other thing. For Xi Jinping to launch a big war, combined air, land, sea operation, he's got to give some general officer, some admiral, or some general total or almost total control over the People's Liberation Army. making that person the most powerful person in China. Xi Jinping doesn't trust his general officers even in the best of moments.

He's certainly right now not going to trust any other figure to make that person more powerful than he is.

He's certainly right now not going to trust any other figure to make that person more powerful than he is.

He's certainly right now not going to trust any other figure to make that person more powerful than he is.

Right now, I think that Xi Jinping has configured the Chinese political system in a way which is really belligerent. Got to remember that when he became China's leader in 2012, he inherited a consensual political system, where no Chinese leader got too much credit or too much blame. But by taking power from everybody else, he's created a lot of antagonism among senior figures.

Right now, I think that Xi Jinping has configured the Chinese political system in a way which is really belligerent. Got to remember that when he became China's leader in 2012, he inherited a consensual political system, where no Chinese leader got too much credit or too much blame. But by taking power from everybody else, he's created a lot of antagonism among senior figures.

Right now, I think that Xi Jinping has configured the Chinese political system in a way which is really belligerent. Got to remember that when he became China's leader in 2012, he inherited a consensual political system, where no Chinese leader got too much credit or too much blame. But by taking power from everybody else, he's created a lot of antagonism among senior figures.

And he has made nationalism to be something that defines his rule, which means that only hostile answers are considered as acceptable, because he has set markers for himself. He set them over Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, elsewhere. So if he goes back on it, which I think he's trying to do now, but when he goes back on that, other people are going to hold him to account for that.

And he has made nationalism to be something that defines his rule, which means that only hostile answers are considered as acceptable, because he has set markers for himself. He set them over Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, elsewhere. So if he goes back on it, which I think he's trying to do now, but when he goes back on that, other people are going to hold him to account for that.

And he has made nationalism to be something that defines his rule, which means that only hostile answers are considered as acceptable, because he has set markers for himself. He set them over Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, elsewhere. So if he goes back on it, which I think he's trying to do now, but when he goes back on that, other people are going to hold him to account for that.

Yeah, I think, well, certainly this month we have seen him moderate his position. And he's doing that, I think, because, as I mentioned, he does not want to take on Trump right now. He doesn't think China's ready. And, you know, we've seen Xi Jinping basically being afraid of Trump. That started in April 2017 when Xi was at Mar-a-Lago.

Yeah, I think, well, certainly this month we have seen him moderate his position. And he's doing that, I think, because, as I mentioned, he does not want to take on Trump right now. He doesn't think China's ready. And, you know, we've seen Xi Jinping basically being afraid of Trump. That started in April 2017 when Xi was at Mar-a-Lago.

Yeah, I think, well, certainly this month we have seen him moderate his position. And he's doing that, I think, because, as I mentioned, he does not want to take on Trump right now. He doesn't think China's ready. And, you know, we've seen Xi Jinping basically being afraid of Trump. That started in April 2017 when Xi was at Mar-a-Lago.

And remember, at dinner, Trump stood up and said, I've just launched 59 missiles on Syria. Syria, by the way, is China's friend. And Xi Jinping was disrespected big time by Trump. And Xi was quiet. I think he was flummoxed. He did not know what to say. He could not respond. And that fortunately set the tone between the United States and China for the four years of Trump's first term.

And remember, at dinner, Trump stood up and said, I've just launched 59 missiles on Syria. Syria, by the way, is China's friend. And Xi Jinping was disrespected big time by Trump. And Xi was quiet. I think he was flummoxed. He did not know what to say. He could not respond. And that fortunately set the tone between the United States and China for the four years of Trump's first term.