Taiwan remains defiant: China's risk of losing face 'much bigger than any risk run by Nancy Pelosi'

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For further analysis on the current volatile situation, FRANCE 24 is joined by Jean-François Di Meglio, President of Asia Centre, Paris. "The risk is on China's side," asserts Mr. Di Meglio. He calls China's fury towards Taiwan an "obsession," as the country continues "upgrading their threats to Taiwan more and more every year." He says it is all but certain that China will continue making stark threats and increasing military plans and exercises. And he adds that they could very well try to influence Taiwan's next presidential election in 2024. But he does not foresee an all-out military campaign the way Russia invaded Ukraine. "I don't believe, at this stage, that there will be any escalation leading to a real incident or crisis."

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1. I've been saying this exact thing for years, only to be told I don't know China

I only lived there for 12 years and married a Chinese national. The CCP has backed itself into a corner over the South China Sea, Taiwan, and their economy.

To admit anything that resembles a march back is a loss of face. It's better to keep plowing on in the wrong direction than admit a small defeat or a mistake.

This has been Chinese culture since the CCP took over and it's all over the population. The Chinese do not do anything that could be construed as weakness. They have a very tenuous hold on power as the house of card economy implodes at a fast rate.

To keep up their power, the CCP will lash out at critics worldwide, say there is an anti-Chinese bias worldwide, stomp their feet, and ultimately do nothing except censor anything that makes them look slightly bad. So they beat the drums of war knowing their people will get distracted in the jingoism and xenophobia the CCP has made part of their agenda.

As their manufacturing slows down (due to their covid zero policy, similar to the Great Leap Forward, as their banking system loses all its trust, and as their house of cards real estate market collapses, China will do what all countries with unaccountable, above the law leaders do. . .drum up wars, namely with Taiwan, Hong Kong, and anyone who violates their idiocy in the South China Sea.