China should be patient

Article Abstract:

China is growing in strength and some neighbouring countries are concerned that China could seek to return to the times when they had to pay tribute to China as vassals. There are groups that would like to hinder China's development and they could use Hong Kong and Taiwan as excuses. China should exercise patience in its relations with Hong Kong, where people will need time to adjust to Chinese rule. The danger of not being patient with Taiwan is that this could encourage European countries or the US to provide Taiwan with increasingly sophisticated weaponry.

Taiwan, Hong Kong, Chinese foreign relations, Chinese (Taiwan) foreign relations, Hong Kong foreign relations, Transcript

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China's power trip

Article Abstract:

A growing China that blends Marxism with aggressive power politics into a heady nationalistic brew raises a serious danger of militarism, especially over the sensitive issue of Taiwan. China is militarily unable to take the island and will remain so for many years, so it bluffs in an effort to win without fighting. That also raises security threats, however, as China risks creating a situation where it must either launch an assault or lose face. Yielding Taiwan in the face of this bluster could be equally dangerous.

Military aspects

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