The Washington Examiner
Date: June 26, 2019
By: Joel Gehrke
Mass protests against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s attempt to encroach on Hong Kong’s judicial system have fortified neighboring Taiwan and other U.S. allies, according to lawmakers and analysts.
“It’s at least a tactical victory,” Patrick Cronin, the Hudson Institute’s resident scholar for Asia-Pacific security issues, told the Washington Examiner. “In the larger U.S.-China policy, it’s a protracted political war with Xi Jinping.”
The struggle between Washington and Beijing is unfolding across a variety of interconnected theaters. The Chinese technology giants that U.S. officials regard as spy threats provide the regime with high-tech tools for domestic repression. China has long regarded Taiwan as its property, but Xi sees dominating the island as crucial to enhancing his regime’s ability to project power in the Indo-Pacific region. [FULL STORY]