Yesterday, I read something in the FT where it was suggesting a lot of Chinese leaders resent the west for goading it into attacking Taiwan. The problem is the

Yesterday, I read something in the FT where it was suggesting a lot of Chinese leaders resent the west for goading it into attacking Taiwan. The problem is the west isn't doing that, but when China acts as though it is, it escalates tensions, and the west responds in-kind. The obvious solution for China is don't attack Taiwan, but Xi thinks he's entitled to be the leader that reunifies China. He lacks Deng Xiaoping's patience.