Day 1,343: thwart, red line

What one side sees as a defensive act to protect its red lines, the other sees as an aggressive attempt to thwart its ambitions.

How to avoid war over Taiwan

Artwork of the day 
Red Line
Gene Davis
Date: 1952
Style: Abstract Expressionism
Genre: abstract

Word of the day 
thwart: to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
red line: a limit beyond which someone's behaviour is no longer acceptable

Quote of the day
“Cynics are simply thwarted romantics.”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride