Jiang predicts Iran will become the World Cup's symbolic underdog hero and embarrass Trump and America through an unexpectedly resonant performance, even though it will not win the tournament.
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Symbolic politics
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He argues that for the Chinese regime what primarily matters is face, so a U.S. statement against Taiwan independence matters more than continued American weapons sales to Taipei.
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"Baby boomers are very supportive of Israel. They're supportive of this war in Iran. So, as I said in my article, Boomer Hell, we're..."
"So for the Chinese regime, what matters is face. So as long as Trump says, I oppose Taiwan independence, that's what they want. And..."
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Jiang's through-line is that a declining empire does not retreat cleanly.
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