From WSJopinion: Xi Jinping stunned the world over the weekend. But it was what President Xi didn’t say, and the context in which he didn’t say it, that mattered most, writes wrmead.
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left no doubt about his commitment to the ultimate incorporation of Taiwan into the People’s Republic of China. But it was what President Xi didn’t say, and the context in which he didn’t say it, that mattered most.commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, delivered in Tiananmen Square in July, Mr. Xi promised to “utterly defeat” any attempt toward Taiwanese independence.
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