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'In all fighting, the direct method may be used for joining battle, but indirect methods will be needed in order to secure victory.' -The Art of War

'Knowing oneself & knowing the enemy yields 100 victories in 100 battles.'
(Sun Tzu's)

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'Decision to establish diplomatic relations with the PRC rests upon the expectation that the future of TW will be determined by peaceful means.”

'The US’ strategic ambiguity aims to simultaneously deter the use of force by Beijing and declaration of independence by TW'

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🇹🇼Taiwan Air Force TU501
#8991F9 off #Hualien AFB

#TengYun2 #騰雲2 #SuicideDrone

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🌑'The Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to exercise its inherent right of self-defense when required'
🌑'Biden & his nat'l security team, seeking to contain the risk of a wider war, have told their counterparts the US will not participate in any offensive action...'

Conflict cycle: stable peace, unstable peace, high tension and open conflict

Stages of conflict include latent conflict, confrontation, crisis, outcome, and post crisis

Taiwan Strait - Ukraine - KoreanPeninsula - SouthChinaSea - EastChinaSea-Red Sea- Israel- Iran- Taiwan Strait

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'The most severe & complex security environment since the end of WWII'

🌑 #Schultz with CEOs travels to China amid tensions in Taiwan
🌑JGSDF' MSLs moved to #Ishigaki
🌑China warns wars are 'spillover' from Gaza conflict
🌑US top diplomat for East Asia 'negotiates' in Beijing

⚫Biden Affirms ‘Ironclad’ Commitment to Japan, Philippines
⚫North Korea's Kim says now is the time to be more prepared for a war than ever before
⚫Iran launches more than 200 drones and missiles at Israel
⚫The time has come to win TW hearts and minds

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Kim Jong-un met with China's top legislator (the CCP's 3rd-highest official) on Saturday, opening a 'new chapter' in relations btwn Beijing & Pyongyang. This was the highest-level meeting in many years & may be related to the current situation in the M East.

#IntensityRivalry

🌑Biden meeting with the nat'l security team is still ongoing
🌑US continues to shoot down Iranian-launched drones targeting Israel
🌑Hezbollah says it launched dozens of rockets at IDF air defense headquarter
🌑Fighting continues on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel

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As the two sides of the Taiwan Strait head towards confrontation, what is the common political mindset that they have?

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