Second Chinese 'Combat' Patrol Buzzes Taiwan Within Days, On Heels Of Xi-Trump Summit
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China has conducted a second 'joint combat readiness patrol' near Taiwan within a single week, escalating military pressure following the Trump-Xi summit and ahead of a US weapons transfer to Taipei. Heightened cross-strait tension historically spikes defense sector volatility and pressures Taiwan-exposed semis supply chains, setting up a tactical defensive-names long vs. Taiwan-exposed tech short.
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Wrong ifA rapid US-China diplomatic de-escalation statement or PLA patrol framed as 'routine' by both governments collapses the long defense / short TSM spread quickly; Trump's deal-making unpredictability makes a sudden détente the primary kill switch.
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