Xi Jinping's Warning on Taiwan: Global Politics in Flux As China's President Xi Jinping warns that "Taiwan independence means war," the international community is grappling with the implications of Beijing's stance on the self governing island.
Susan Thornton, a leading expert on Chinese politics and former US diplomat, has shed light on the complexities behind Xi's warning.
Historically, China's one China policy has been rooted in the principle that there is only one legitimate government of all China.