Will Xi Jinping cross the Taiwan Strait?
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- Published
- June 10, 2026
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- 25:00
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- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
Discusses For decades, Beijing has pursued a simple strategy towards Taiwan: the carrot and the stick. The sti…
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For decades, Beijing has pursued a simple strategy towards Taiwan: the carrot and the stick. The stick comes in the form of military drills, missile launches, and increasingly aggressive displays of force designed to remind Taiwan of China's power. The carrot is soft diplomacy: business opportunities, cultural exchanges, economic integration, and promises…
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For decades, Beijing has pursued a simple strategy towards Taiwan: the carrot and the stick. The stick comes in the form of military drills, missile launches, and increasingly aggressive displays of force designed to remind Taiwan of China's power. The carrot is soft diplomacy: business opportunities, cultural exchanges, economic integration, and promises of prosperity under closer ties with the mainland.The problem is that neither approach has delivered the outcome the Chinese Communist Party w