Political commentator and conservative political leader Gordon Chang believes the world is at a pivotal moment. China may get ‘more belligerent’ he says. Speaking from the CPAC conservative political event in Washington to Newsmax’s “Newsline,” Chang said world leaders are being forced to respond to President Donald Trump’s style when it comes to the pursuit of ending the war between Ukraine and Russia.

“And I think that it makes China more bold when it sees the United States is not willing to defeat Putin. And that means, I think [Chinese President] Xi Jinping is going to be more bold in East Asia. Now, I’m not saying that the Chinese have psyched this out, right? But I’m afraid that they are now going to become even more belligerent.”

Chang says there are hidden dangers that cannot go unnoticed with the diplomatic approach applied by Trump to world issues and conflicts. China is not alone being forced to react to the Trump approach.

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