At APEC, Chinese Leader Threatened War Against Taiwan
People demonstrate against Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he meets with U.S. President Joe Biden during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week, in Woodside, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2023. With tensions soaring over issues, including Taiwan, sanctions, and trade, the two leaders are expected to hold at least three hours of talks at the Filoli country estate in the city's outskirts. Gilles Clarenne/AFP via Getty Images
China’s Xi Jinping was called a “ruthless dictator” and “thug” in the pages of The Wall Street Journal on Nov. 13 before the APEC summit in San Francisco. Mr. Xi confirmed these labels with his actions when he met President Joe Biden two days later.
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
