While the US is bogged down in Iran (and Ukraine), in Beijing China a historic meeting took place: KMT leader (Taiwan opposition) Cheng Li-wun met with XiJinping in the "Great Hall of the People".

While the #US is bogged down in #Iran (and #Ukraine), in #Beijing #China a historic meeting took place: KMT leader (#Taiwan opposition) Cheng Li-wun met with #XiJinping in the "Great Hall of the People". Xi said pointedly: «Compatriots on both sides of the strait are all #Chinese — one family. Taiwan independence is the chief culprit undermining peace.» Cheng called her six-day visit to the PRC a «journey for peace».This was no coincidence.

It happened precisely NOW, while the United States is tied down at enormous cost — economically and in military hardware and ammunition that’s hard to replace. It coincided with the very day of the Iran-US talks in Islamabad.The limits imposed by reality are merciless...The People’s Republic of China is no longer the backward, outdated communist big sister with the mustache. She has become far more... attractive. Time passes and never looks back ...