12/11/2021- 12:00 p.m.
China’s Gloves are Off over Taiwan’s “Provocation Diplomacy” (RT Op-Ed)
Beijing appears to be losing patience over the Taiwan issue, but instead of launching immediately into full-on armed conflict it appears to be taking a leaf out of the Washington sanctions playbook, argues British political analyst Tom Fowdy.
Hitting Lithuania pockets – lined with $1.34bn of Chinese imports last year – over ties with Taipei, and a well-timed welcoming of diplomatic ties with former Taiwan ally Nicaragua to coincide with Joe Biden’s “democracy summit” show a new approach.
