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CONNECT THE DOTS 🔴: 🔴 Beijing has stepped up its saber-rattling toward Taiwan today (see below) 🔴 ‘Taiwanese Reunification is inevitable’ -Xi 🔴 2027 is the year China hits its military modernization goals tied to the 100th anniversary of the PLA. 🔴 Next week marks the 20th anniversary of China's Anti-Secession Law, which explicitly authorizes the use of military force if peaceful "reunification" becomes impossible. 🔴 China's embassy in the U.S. warned this week that "if war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we're ready to fight till the end." 🔴 "Taiwan should pay us for defense," Trump said last summer. "You know, we're no different than an insurance company. Taiwan doesn't give us anything." 🔴 Trump's approach toward Ukraine has put to rest the notion that he would help defend Taiwan solely for the sake of protecting a democracy from authoritarian aggression. 🔴 Trump has clearly questioned America's commitment to NATO and sided with Russia 🔴 Global dependence on TSMC has long been considered a powerful deterrent against Chinese aggression, but due to the threat of tariffs, TSMC announced a $100 billion investment in U.S chip production this week — to please Trump, but this likely makes the island more vulnerable $nvda