As Chinese leader Xi Jinping touts stable ties following his call with U.S. President Donald Trump, analysts warn Beijing’s Indo-Pacific aggression and supply chain weaponization expose ambitions fundamentally at odds with the United States and Western democracies.
“I just had a very good telephone call with President Xi…Our relationship with China is extremely strong!” Trump said in a Nov. 24 post on Truth Social, adding that he and Xi discussed many topics that day, including the Russia–Ukraine war, fentanyl, and agricultural products.
Chinese state media outlet CGTN confirmed the conversation but emphasized that Taiwan’s “return to China is an integral part of the post-war international order,” revealing a clear discrepancy between the two narratives….
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