US-China Relations and Taiwan Policy

Xi is a tough guy to deal with. He's here.

There's a lot that President Trump wants to get done with him, but there is a lot

that Xi is signaling he will not do.

We have got a graphic to put up for you.

When it comes to Taiwan, which the United States has a

strategically

ambiguous policy towards, but might defend in the

event of a Chinese invasion, Xi says Taiwan is the

core of his core interests. When it comes to democracy

and human rights,

Xi is saying that

it- China's political system and human rights record cannot be

challenged.

When it comes to their development and their politics, China is

defending their political system and development path as a choice

shaped by its history and its people.

And when it comes to their overall development, China

is defining the right to

development as an inalienable human right, symbolizing

dignity and honor.