Xi Jinping's Power Play: Securing Rare Earths and Taiwan Concessions?

While Western countries squabble over culture war issues,Xi Jinpinghas been flexing his power over rare earth supply chains, sticking close toVladimir Putin, and adding to the pressure on Taiwan. Could he now tempt European countries to overlook all this and build closer ties with Beijing, to hedge their bets against an unpredictableUS? And could he be on the verge of a major concession from Donald Trump on Taiwan? Da Wei spoke to DW’s Richard Walker at the Munich Security Conference.