China will 'pocket' any concessions US makes on Taiwan: ex-Trump adviser

H.R. McMaster says Beijing is threat in both Indo-Pacific and Europe

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H.R. McMaster, a former U.S. national security adviser, says China and Russia are both in a weak position because they overextended themselves. (Photo by Yukihiro Sakaguchi)

YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI

WASHINGTON -- China is fighting a proxy war against the West, and if U.S. President Donald Trump makes concessions on Taiwan, he will get nothing in return, a former top U.S. security official tells Nikkei.

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