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These balloon flights aren’t new, have no clear military use, and don’t seem to pose much of a threat.

Thomas Wilkins is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney.

Japan has appointed a serving government official as its de facto defense attache in Taiwan, a move likely to anger China. This elevates security ties between Japan and Taiwan and demonstrates Japan's support for the island. Japan does not have formal diplomatic representation in Taiwan, but this appointment signifies a strengthening of bilateral relations.

The Biden administration's focus on Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific could translate into new lucrative deals for the US naval industry; as well as raise the stakes and create unnecessary risks too, retired Lieutenant Colonel Earl Rasmussen told Sputnik.

The State Department has made a determination to approve a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the US of Volcano anti-tank munition-laying systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of USD 180 million. China-Taiwan Conflict: US Approves USD 180 Million Anti-Tank Weapon Sale to Taiwan.