Human Events Daily host Jack Posobiec said Thursday that Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered his strongest public warning yet to a sitting US president over Taiwan during President Donald Trump’s ongoing visit to China.
During his monologue, Posobiec pointed to comments made by Xi during his meeting with Trump, framing the exchange as a major escalation in US-China tensions centered on Taiwan and the future balance of global power.
“Yesterday we interviewed the Ambassador of Taiwan here on this program, and little did we know that just a few hours after that interview where he talked about maintaining the status quo on Taiwan, where he thanked President Trump for maintaining the arms sales and the commitments to Taiwan, that when President Trump would meet with Xi Jinping that Xi would openly threaten the United States with war over Taiwan, the island nation,” Posobiec said.
He described Xi’s rhetoric as unprecedented in tone.
“Let me be blunt, folks, this is the most striking I have ever heard a Chinese leader speak directly to a U.S. president, period, full stop,” Posobiec said. “This is the most escalatory language we've ever seen from a Chinese leader.”
Posobiec said Xi invoked the concept of the “Thucydides trap,” a geopolitical theory based on the conflict between ancient Athens and Sparta, often used to describe tensions between rising and declining powers.
“Xi Jinping is saying that America is the fading hegemon,” Posobiec said. “And that they are the power on the rise.”
He linked the remarks to broader geopolitical developments, including the continued expansion of the BRICS bloc.
“What have we talked about here for months, for years? The rise of BRICS, multipolarity,” he said, noting that BRICS foreign ministers were simultaneously meeting in New Delhi alongside Iran’s foreign minister.
Posobiec also highlighted Trump’s delegation of business leaders, including tech executives such as Elon Musk and Jensen Huang, claiming they were quickly removed from the room before substantive talks began.
“All the CEOs, President Trump brought them over, Xi tossed them. He tossed them out of the room at the very top of the meeting,” Posobiec said.
“You know why? It's really simple. Because when it comes down to power versus money, power always wins.”
He also referenced semiconductor exports and Taiwan as key issues in negotiations.
“Xi Jinping saying very clearly, you want help? We want Taiwan. And we also want your most advanced chips.”
During his monologue, Posobiec pointed to comments made by Xi during his meeting with Trump, framing the exchange as a major escalation in US-China tensions centered on Taiwan and the future balance of global power.
“Yesterday we interviewed the Ambassador of Taiwan here on this program, and little did we know that just a few hours after that interview where he talked about maintaining the status quo on Taiwan, where he thanked President Trump for maintaining the arms sales and the commitments to Taiwan, that when President Trump would meet with Xi Jinping that Xi would openly threaten the United States with war over Taiwan, the island nation,” Posobiec said.
He described Xi’s rhetoric as unprecedented in tone.
“Let me be blunt, folks, this is the most striking I have ever heard a Chinese leader speak directly to a U.S. president, period, full stop,” Posobiec said. “This is the most escalatory language we've ever seen from a Chinese leader.”
Posobiec said Xi invoked the concept of the “Thucydides trap,” a geopolitical theory based on the conflict between ancient Athens and Sparta, often used to describe tensions between rising and declining powers.
“Xi Jinping is saying that America is the fading hegemon,” Posobiec said. “And that they are the power on the rise.”
He linked the remarks to broader geopolitical developments, including the continued expansion of the BRICS bloc.
“What have we talked about here for months, for years? The rise of BRICS, multipolarity,” he said, noting that BRICS foreign ministers were simultaneously meeting in New Delhi alongside Iran’s foreign minister.
Posobiec also highlighted Trump’s delegation of business leaders, including tech executives such as Elon Musk and Jensen Huang, claiming they were quickly removed from the room before substantive talks began.
“All the CEOs, President Trump brought them over, Xi tossed them. He tossed them out of the room at the very top of the meeting,” Posobiec said.
“You know why? It's really simple. Because when it comes down to power versus money, power always wins.”
He also referenced semiconductor exports and Taiwan as key issues in negotiations.
“Xi Jinping saying very clearly, you want help? We want Taiwan. And we also want your most advanced chips.”
