Sam Hawley

Now, once upon a time, the United States was seen as a steady world superpower.

But wow, how things have changed, right?

Because it's now Beijing that's offering advice to actually solve this crisis.

The president even issued a four-point plan, didn't he?

Just tell me about that.

Yes, right.

But it basically wants to portray itself as a neutral country

party.

It's not involved in this war and it doesn't want to be involved in this war.

Yeah, it's fascinating.

Yeah, this fracturing of Western alliances, you know, the threats from Donald Trump against NATO and other allies like Australia and

the anger that they haven't come to his aid in the Strait of Hormuz, does that all in the end benefit China?

Yeah.

And I mean, while the world's in disarray, China's still got its eye on its economy, right?

It's powering ahead.

I mean, selling renewable energy, for instance, around the world right now, it's in a really powerful position, isn't it?

Economically.

Well, Neil, China, as you've said, is keeping its nose clean.

when it comes to the Iran war.

But tell me, what does all of this mean for questions surrounding Taiwan?