There are arguably only two types of problems in the complex US-China relationship: those pertaining to Taiwan, and all the others. At a time when bilateral ties have been plunged into crisis on almost every front, from trade and tech to geopolitical hotspots including Xinjiang, Hong Kong and the South China Sea, the Taiwan question remains the single most sensitive one, at least from Beijing’s perspective.It’s little wonder that Beijing has reacted so angrily after the outgoing US Secretary of…

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