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    Bullying Tactics

    Jan 21, 2022 4 minutes
    by ANDERS FOGH
    RASMUSSEN
    @AndersFoghR
    China is actively threatening democratic Taiwan. To date, many in the free world have turned a blind eye to this.

    FOR DECADES, TAIWAN HAS been walking a fine line that broadly suited everyone: neither being part of mainland China, nor officially declaring independence. The People’s Republic of China could maintain its claim over it. Yet Taiwan was free to develop as a vibrant liberal democracy and modern economy. And the democratic world was able to develop ties with both, so long as they steered clear of the sovereignty issue and adhered to the so-called “One China” policy.

    But that has changed. Through its actions and the rhetoric of its Secretary-General Xi,

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