December 16, 2016 04:27AM
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Some issues are non-negotiable, and Taiwan (or any other province to which Beijing lays claim) is one of them.
I reckon Trump as a deal-making businessman just figured he could squeeze some concessions out of Beijing by using this threat.
I'm not privy to the Chinese politicians' views but every impression I've had from reading indicates a full willingness to go to war over Taiwan. It's not worth the US fighting in the South China Sea over Taiwan: US might secure naval dominance in the SCS in the end, but the price will be very very heavy, and the gain will be zero. Countries don't make actions that do not benefit them (if they did they wouldn't be successful countries for long). So it's all empty words in the end.
Re: Trump's popularity: I read a survey of Chinese opinion on Trump vs Hillary once, I think most wanted Trump to win, but when asked "if you were a US citizen, who do you want to win" most wanted Hillary to win. i.e. they believe Trump's better for China, Hillary's better for US.
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