The possibility that Taiwan and Israel have formed a military alliance must give China pause.

By Patricia Adams and Lawrence Solomon | Published by The Epoch Times

Ramped up pro-Hamas, anti-Israeli rhetoric from communist China under leader Xi Jinping since Oct. 7, serves a higher domestic priority for Xi—the subjugation of Taiwan, on which so much of his reputation depends.

In fact, China has little to lose and much to gain should Israel cease to exist. Taiwan, on the other hand, may have a pathway to victory in an alliance with Israel.

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Patricia Adams is an economist and executive director of Probe International.

Lawrence Solomon is a columnist for the National Post and Epoch Times, and a past columnist for the Globe and Mail. The Deniers, a #1 environmental bestseller on global warming, was deemed one of the “10 Books That Drive The Debate” by the U.S. National Chamber of Commerce. He can be reached at LS@lawrencesolomon.ca.