The two sides across the Taiwan Straits are locked in a battle of wits, playing a two-handed game of poker. But with US involvement this becomes a three-handed game. If one of the players suspects the other two of collusion, with nationalism as a catalyst it may escalate from being a battle of wits to become a battle of tempers, or even a battle of strength.
兩岸下圍棋，彼此是鬥智，加上了美國，圍棋下成了跳棋，如果其中一方懷疑其他兩方「聯合勾結」，通過民族主義發酵所產生的作用，就未必止於鬥智，更可能是鬥氣或甚至是鬥力了。