> But China plays a long game. With Xi in power, I don't feel that they play the long game anymore, or invading Taiwan in the near future wouldn't be in the wo

> But China plays a long game. With Xi in power, I don't feel that they play the long game anymore, or invading Taiwan in the near future wouldn't be in the works. That was only true when it was rule by committee, which is no longer the case. Maybe if Jiang Zemin is ever successful in his assassination attempts there's a chance for China to revert back to CCP committee style rule but I still have doubts. Jiang would still make a better leader than Xi though.