Xi Jinping has a not-so-subtle message for the West: China intends to seize Taiwan. And it may be up to President-elect Donald Trump to stop them.

In his annual New Year’s address, the Chinese president said, “People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are one family” and added, “No one can sever our family bonds, and no one can stop the historical trend of national reunification.” Xi’s defiant tone isn’t a coincidence, it’s a warning. And the United States and its allies would be wise to listen — and to react.

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