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Xi Taiwan policy
![10 Reasons Xi Won’t Attack Taiwan Anytime Soon 10 Reasons Xi Won’t Attack Taiwan Anytime Soon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-12-133218.jpg)
10 Reasons Xi Won’t Attack Taiwan Anytime Soon
By Hemant Adlakha
Yes, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ambitions for absorbing Taiwan. But so did all his predecessors.
![Beijing’s Strategic Dilemma on Cross-Strait Relations Beijing’s Strategic Dilemma on Cross-Strait Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-08-10-175138.jpg)
Beijing’s Strategic Dilemma on Cross-Strait Relations
By Zhenze Huang
China has been forced into a reactive position when it comes to cross-strait relations, largely thanks to its inflexibility.
![Xi Jinping’s Legitimacy Malaise Is Bad News for Cross-Strait Relations Xi Jinping’s Legitimacy Malaise Is Bad News for Cross-Strait Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-23-120829.jpg)
Xi Jinping’s Legitimacy Malaise Is Bad News for Cross-Strait Relations
By Anthony Toh Han Yang and Jonghyuk Lee
Xi’s achievements as a core leader of the party are far inferior to those of Mao and Deng. Taiwan may be his only chance to secure a legacy-defining victory.
![Xi and Tsai’s Dueling Messages on Cross-Strait Relations Xi and Tsai’s Dueling Messages on Cross-Strait Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-14-14.jpg)
Xi and Tsai’s Dueling Messages on Cross-Strait Relations
By Zhenze Huang
How should we understand the “Double Tenth Day” addresses made by the two leaders?
![China’s Military Incursions Around Taiwan Aren’t a Sign of Imminent Attack China’s Military Incursions Around Taiwan Aren’t a Sign of Imminent Attack](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-06_19-36-48.jpg)
China’s Military Incursions Around Taiwan Aren’t a Sign of Imminent Attack
By Kharis Templeman
Instead, China’s military bravado represents the end state of a failed strategy.
![The Coronavirus Outbreak Presents an Opportunity for Cross-Strait Rapprochement The Coronavirus Outbreak Presents an Opportunity for Cross-Strait Rapprochement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-07-3.jpg)
The Coronavirus Outbreak Presents an Opportunity for Cross-Strait Rapprochement
By Jo Kim
Taipei and Beijing could both extend olive branches in the name of a public health emergency that would otherwise be politically infeasible.
![China Flies Aircraft Close to Taiwan After Taiwan Launches Live-Fire Drills China Flies Aircraft Close to Taiwan After Taiwan Launches Live-Fire Drills](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19017101676875.jpg)
China Flies Aircraft Close to Taiwan After Taiwan Launches Live-Fire Drills
By Nick Aspinwall
The moves come shortly after Xi told Chinese troops to prepare for war, kicking off a potentially volatile 2019.
![Is This the End of the ‘1992 Consensus’? Is This the End of the ‘1992 Consensus’?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-14_15-18-23.jpg)
Is This the End of the ‘1992 Consensus’?
By Gary Sands
Tsai Ing-wen is promoting her alternative 'Taiwan consensus,' but the KMT remains committed to the 1992 consensus.
![Was It Wise for Tsai Ing-wen to Reject the ‘1992 Consensus’ Publicly? Was It Wise for Tsai Ing-wen to Reject the ‘1992 Consensus’ Publicly?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-14_15-18-23.jpg)
Was It Wise for Tsai Ing-wen to Reject the ‘1992 Consensus’ Publicly?
By Charlotte Gao
Taipei has to face the fact that it does not have much leverage to resist Beijing’s pressure now.
![How President Xi Jinping Is Misreading Taiwan How President Xi Jinping Is Misreading Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-31344756118_59575f1437_k.jpg)
How President Xi Jinping Is Misreading Taiwan
By Gerrit van der Wees
Xi's January 2 remarks betrayed three fundamental misunderstandings of the Taiwan situation.
![Xi Says Taiwan ‘Must’ Unify With China as Tsai Unveils Her Own ‘Four Musts’ Xi Says Taiwan ‘Must’ Unify With China as Tsai Unveils Her Own ‘Four Musts’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-46515418802_ffad7783cf_k.jpg)
Xi Says Taiwan ‘Must’ Unify With China as Tsai Unveils Her Own ‘Four Musts’
By Nick Aspinwall
The leaders of China and Taiwan just presented starkly divergent paths to improving cross-strait relations.
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