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Gideon Rachman: Dangerous fatalism about a US-China war

7 mins | Aug 12, 2022
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Could China fall into war with the US by accident? Beijing and Washington feel obliged to talk and act tough when discussing the future of Taiwan. But each side hopes that the other is bluffing. Here, Gideon Rachman reflects on why the logic of armed conflict over Taiwan is taking hold in Beijing and Washington.

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