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While the Russia-Ukraine war is dominating media coverage, it is vital that Taiwan, its allies and neighboring nations maintain a laser-like focus on Chinese maneuvers in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, as Beijing appears to be exploiting the conflict to test the resolve of Taipei and its allies. On Friday, China sailed its newest aircraft carrier, the Shandong, through the Strait close to Kinmen County, several hours before US President Joe Biden was due to speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平). The Shandong was shadowed by a US guided-missile destroyer and monitored by Tai...

China has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming them with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missile systems, laser and jamming equipment, and fighter jets in an increasingly aggressive move that threatens all nations operating nearby, a top US military commander said on Sunday. US Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral John Aquilino said that the hostile actions were in stark contrast to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s (習近平) past assurances that Beijing would not transform the artificial islands in contested waters into military bases. Th...