“He's up for reappointment at the end of next year. He probably has a couple of terms in him yet, but he's also, as a good Marxist Leninist, looking to where the dialectical forces take him in terms of unique periods of opportunity.”
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Xi Jinping is formally reappointed as General Secretary of the CCP at the end of 2027, or the party chooses a different leader.
Xi Jinping wants Taiwan reunified with mainland China by 2049.
Kevin Rudd expresses concern that Xi Jinping might miscalculate regarding Taiwan in 2028, coinciding with Taiwan's presidential election.
Kevin Rudd estimates a 50-50 chance that Taiwan's Democratic Progress Party will win reelection in January 2028.
Ben Rhodes predicts the U.S. will resume bombing Iran within months if Trump stops the current campaign, creating a cycle of recurring military strikes.
Ali Vaez predicts that if Iran survives the current conflict in a weakened state, Israel will launch additional military operations against Iran within months.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth intends to declare Anthropic a supply chain risk.
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