My big worry is that China will take this as a green light to go all in on the Nine Dash Line.

April 08, 2026 - 02:16 UTC

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The Chinese are (probably) taking this as evidence that we won't fight. I'm not sure they are right but the message we are sending is, no amount of economic damage is tolerable to us.
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And shredded UNCLOS for essentially nothing.
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