{"id":8047,"date":"2020-10-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=8047"},"modified":"2020-10-09T05:49:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T19:49:32","slug":"thought-trumps-coronavirus-diagnosis-was-a-pre-election-shocker-wait-until-he-plays-the-taiwan-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/thought-trumps-coronavirus-diagnosis-was-a-pre-election-shocker-wait-until-he-plays-the-taiwan-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought Trump\u2019s coronavirus diagnosis was a pre-election shocker? Wait until he plays the Taiwan card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world was shocked, if not entirely surprised, by US President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s Covid-19 diagnosis earlier this month. But there could be more \u201cOctober surprises\u201d yet to come in the lead up to November\u2019s presidential election. Diplomatic recognition of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/taiwan-0\">Taiwan<\/a>, for one \u2013 a risky move which would undoubtedly lead to an unintended military clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/united-states\">United States<\/a>&nbsp;has warmed on its relations with Taiwan in recent months. 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Wait until he plays the Taiwan card<\/em>&#8220;<\/a> article published at South China Morning Post, written by Griffith Asia Institute members, Dr Huiyun Feng and Professor Kai He.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world was shocked, if not entirely surprised, by US President&nbsp;Donald Trump\u2019s Covid-19 diagnosis earlier this month. But there could be more \u201cOctober surprises\u201d yet to come in the lead up to November\u2019s presidential election. Diplomatic recognition of&nbsp;Taiwan, for one \u2013 a risky move which would undoubtedly lead to an unintended military clash. 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