China’s current military drills offer a hint about its strategy: In a crisis, Beijing would try to squeeze rather than flatten Taiwan into submission
Taiwan has become a key front line in the U.S.-China rivalry, with both countries ramping up military posturing in the region. WSJ explains why the U.S.
is displaying support for the self-ruling island that China sees as part of its territory. Photo: I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg NewsChina’s live-fire exercises around Taiwan this week are simulating the steps it might take to seal off the island with a blockade, previewing the kind of coercive tactics Chinese leaders may employ
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