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"China has zero interest to invade Taiwan and has never threatened to invade Taiwan."

“I think we’ll be just fine with China. China doesn’t want to do that [invade Taiwan].”

"There's no indications or warnings of anything imminent [China attacking Taiwan] at this time."

a P.L.A. takeover of Taiwan is not inevitable nor, perhaps, even likely in the next few years."

"I wouldn't say war is likely in the next few years, but I wouldn't say it's unlikely over the next couple of decades."

"I think they (the Chinese) have intention, but absolutely I think we can get to the end of this decade without them committing major aggression against Taiwan."

"[T]here might indeed be some greater willingness by Beijing to coerce (or even invade) Taiwan during a Trump administration."

"An invasion of Taiwan could happen within this decade."

"Global Guardian thinks that the window for conflict or a blockade is now open, with that window most likely remaining open between 2024 and 2028."

"The idea is that anything we are working on, anything that we are investing in, needs to be built with the assumption that sometime in 2027, China is going to move on Taiwan."

“Taiwan is clearly one of [China's] ambitions before that and I think the threat is manifest during this decade — in fact, in the next six years.”

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"I argue that war is unlikely to occur due to the deep economic ties underlying the great power politics between the two countries."

"War with either [Russia or China] is neither inevitable nor imminent."

"As things currently stand, the US is not prepared to fight and win a war with China over Taiwan."

"A war between the US and China today is no more inevitable than was war between the rising US and the declining United Kingdom a century ago."

"[T]he tension between the United States and China will grow, and competition will intensify; it is inevitable. War, however, is not."

"War is a risk, but it is not inevitable."

"The risk of a military conflict is very serious."

"The smallest misstep by either side [Taipei and Beijing] could ignite a U.S.-China war."

"China is preparing for a war and specifically for a war with the United States."

"The most proximate potential timeframe for war is in the next two years."

"My gut tells me we [the US] will fight [with China] in 2025."

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"No, we're not thinking about nuclear weapons."

"We have no intention of obtaining these weapons at all."

"Iran doesn't have nukes, isn't building nukes, and hasn't made the decision to build nukes."

"Iran doesn't have a bomb, and doesn't appear to be trying to make a bomb."

"They are definitely going for a nuclear weapon there is no question."

Iran could produce a nuclear weapon "within a few months, less than a year."

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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 20, overseeing the signing of around 40 cooperation agreements covering trade, energy, education and technology — Putin's 25th visit to China.

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 20, overseeing the signing of around 40 cooperation agreements covering trade, energy, education and technology — Putin's 25th visit to China.

China and Russia agreed to further extend the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, first signed in 2001, with Xi noting the pact's principles had "stood the test of time" amid what he described as a shifting global order.

China and Russia agreed to further extend the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, first signed in 2001, with Xi noting the pact's principles had "stood the test of time" amid what he described as a shifting global order.

Bilateral trade between Russia and China reached approximately $228 billion in 2025, with Russian oil exports to China rising 35% in the first quarter of 2026, according to a Russian presidential aide.

Bilateral trade between Russia and China reached approximately $228 billion in 2025, with Russian oil exports to China rising 35% in the first quarter of 2026, according to a Russian presidential aide.

Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom is nearing completion of power units at the Tianwan and Xudapu nuclear power plants in China, with Putin saying their commissioning would contribute significantly to China's energy supply.

Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom is nearing completion of power units at the Tianwan and Xudapu nuclear power plants in China, with Putin saying their commissioning would contribute significantly to China's energy supply.

Russia and China signed an agreement during Putin's visit to build a second 1,435mm-gauge railway track at the Zabaikalsk-Manchuria border crossing, a project that had been under discussion since at least May 2024.

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Russia and China signed an agreement during Putin's visit to build a second 1,435mm-gauge railway track at the Zabaikalsk-Manchuria border crossing, a project that had been under discussion since at least May 2024.

In a joint declaration, Russia and China stated that U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran "violate international law," called for a return to dialogue and also expressed concern over the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense project.

In a joint declaration, Russia and China stated that U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran "violate international law," called for a return to dialogue and also expressed concern over the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense project.

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