Despite my initial misgivings, the Biden administration has held a reasonably strong line on China - doesn't appear to be falling for Beijing's calls to 'normalize' relations and get back to the cozy money-making free-for-all that went on for a decade in return for turning a blind-eye to totalitarianism.

What i'd like to see - and it's got to be America that does it, preferably in conjunction with several other countries, is go ahead and recognize Taiwan. Why not? It is a democratic country - the only reason it's not recognized is to appease a fascist totalitarian regime - which is no reason at all.

What's China gonna do? Yes they will carry on - they might even go to war over it - but inevitably they will go to war over Taiwan anyway whether countries recognize it or not - so call their bluff and draw a line in the sand. Let's get back to having some semblance of truth at the heart of global politics then make decisions from that fundamental principle. What's the alternative? Go on lying to make the CCP happy and watch free people get crushed by the machine?

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