Blinken’s Message Could Embolden China to Make a Move Against Taiwan: Expert

A China Central Television (CCTV) news broadcast shows footage of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on June 19, 2023. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s message during his trip to China this week could embolden China to make a move against Taiwan, according to Michael Sekora, founder and director of Project Socrates, a U.S. intelligence community program established under the Reagan White House.

After he met with Xi Jinping in Beijing on June 19, Blinken told reporters that he had a “robust conversation” with the Chinese leader and other top diplomats, ending a two-day trip.