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Clash of Superpowers, Episode 2, Key Ideas - Coggle Diagram
Clash of Superpowers, Episode 2, Key Ideas
America
Since establishing connections with Communist China in 1979, Washington had not acknowledged Taiwan's independence as to not antagonise Beijing. Trump changed this however.
Trump viewed Taiwan as far less important than China, comparing Taiwan to a Sharpie pen tip, and China to a large desk.
After the falling relations with China, Trump permitted a billion dollar arms sale to Taiwan.
Although the act was not entirely selfless, Taiwan produces most of the US semi-conductor chips. With most of them being designed in the US.
Trump had heavy views on the impact of COVID to the US, stating that even another 100 trade deals with China would not make up for the losses the pandemic had inflicted on the US.
Trump used the threat of China in his campaign against Biden, stating that "If Biden wins, China wins and if China wins, China will own America."
However, this pitch ultimately didn't land and Biden was elected into the White House.
In Biden's first phone call to Xi Jinping, he made it clear why the US cares so much about human rights and why it matters to them.
6th January 2021, The White House was stormed by Trump supporters as a way of preventing Biden getting into office.
When America heard that China may be providing lethal forces to Russia, Biden picked up the phone to Beijing.
The US never sent troops to Ukraine but did provide support through military funding and aid. However, when asked, Biden said the US would defend Taiwan if China ever attacks.
However, this response broke an American policy called strategic ambiguity, in which the US would never actually state how they would respond to a conflict, this was primarily to keep China guessing.
Speaker Pelosi, visited Taiwan in August of 2022 in order to reaffirm the US support for Taiwan's democracy.
China
On 5th Avenue in New York, China went through their talking points (non-negotiables) which usually started and ended with Taiwan.
This proved to be effective. Trump had no contact with Taiwan or addressed any issues with them for the next 3 years.
When Xi Jinping was called by Trump to see if they could send assistance to Beijing, Xi mostly brushed it off. Even trying to persuade Trump that this new virus was not a big deal.
On China's 100th anniversary of the communist party, Xi made a statement heavily regarding the US that they will not back down and they have the strength to resist constraint.
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Weeks before the attacks on Kyiv, Putin and Xi formed a partnership that "had no limits".
Miscellaneous
February 2020, COVID-19 began to become more widespread
America and China blamed each other for the outbreak, saying one side caused it etc.
Trump called prime minister Boris Johnson telling him to restrict Huawei devices, however Johnson wondered where the US solution was, where is the alternative?
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TikTok also became an emerging threat in the US eyes as it became more popular than apps like Instagram and was seen as a security risk.