Yikes: China threatens war on Taiwan and promises not to hesitate
While America and its allies are engrossed with Russian tanks rumbling across the border and the West’s reaction to the invasion, China is taking advantage of the distraction to start rattling the saber over Taiwan, promising it will not hesitate to invade if necessary.
International waters?
According to a source familiar with the matter, Chinese military officials have frequently said the Taiwan Strait is not international seas during discussions with US colleagues in recent months, causing worry inside the Biden administration.
The Pentagon treats the Taiwan Strait as international waters and said in a statement, “The United States will continue to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows, and that includes transiting through the Taiwan Strait.”
Rebecca Horvath is an editor and writer for NRN and a contributor to NRN+ Magazine. She lives in the highlands of Tennessee with her husband and three children. Horvath is a politics junkie, Sunday School teacher, and a proud graduate of Wingate University (NC).
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