Midweekly Overview - The US/Allied response to Xi Jinping’s promise to ‘‘unify’’ Taiwan: unforced diplomatic errors, U-turns and pandering.

The US/Allied response to Xi Jinping’s promise to ‘‘unify’’ Taiwan: unforced diplomatic errors, U-turns and pandering.

• A major theme of Xi Jinping’s CCP centenary celebration address was ‘‘unification’’ of China and Taiwan.

• A lot of the brash, and over the top rhetoric, was aimed at domestic audiences.

• Yet clear statements of intent on Taiwan were also de…