China War Games Near Taiwan Ignite Another Geopolitical Flashpoint

In the latest geopolitical escalation this month, China began military drills in the Taiwan Strait on Monday, dispatching army, navy, air force, and rocket force troops to the democratically-governed Taiwan, drawing rebukes from the U.S. and the EU. The joint drills of the various forces of China’s military focused on “sea-air combat-readiness patrol, blockade on key ports and areas, assault on maritime and ground targets, as well as joint seizure of comprehensive superiority, so as to test the joint operations capabilities of the theater…