Beijing is transforming its military pressure on Taiwan into an Indo-Pacific threat, but experts say the strategy will ultimately backfire by strengthening defense cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Philippines.
The China Maritime Safety Administration abruptly announced on July 22 that 12-hour live-fire drills would take place each day on July 23 and 24, spanning two areas in the Taiwan Strait and the East China Sea.
Liang Wen-chieh, spokesperson and deputy head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC)—the government body that handles cross-strait affairs—said on July 23 that the exercises were primarily centered near China’s Dongshan Island in Fujian Province and were being closely monitored by relevant authorities, per Taiwan’s Central News Agency….
China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan Backfire by Uniting Indo-Pacific Democracies: Analysts
