As for Xi, when it comes to the threat to Taiwan from China, and as he watches his economy suffer and Taiwan build its defenses, he may calculate that the sweet spot for action is now: as soon as the Chinese military is ready and before Taiwan can sufficiently shore up its defenses. “We should take a little bit of comfort from the fact that they have been deterred so far, or at least up until February of last year, and that tells me that they are deterrable,” said Pottinger. “But we sure as hell are running out of time. We’re really running out of time to take steps that we need to take fast
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