TAIPEI, Taiwan—Countries should treat the first island chain in the Western Pacific as a single theater and coordinate closely to deter China, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has said.
Speaking at a forum hosted by the Taipei-based Formosa Republican Association on April 11, Lin said the strategic island chain stretching from Japan through Taiwan to parts of the Philippines and Indonesia “is no longer just a line on a map.”
“It has become a major front line for global freedom, democracy, and order,” Lin said.
Lin’s remarks come amid China’s rapid military build-up, which is threatening not only Taiwan but also fueling tensions with Japan and the Philippines….
Taiwan Foreign Minister Urges Single-Theater Defense of First Island Chain to Deter China
