While India's S. Jaishankar and China's Wang Yi "said the right things," analysts say nothing has changed for the regional rivalry.

Taiwan is wary of increasing pressure from Beijing and this year it has beefed up its defence drills and is training citizens of all ages to be ready for any forceful attempts to make it join the People's Republic of China.

Survey of academic papers points to a noticeable increase since 2019 in consideration of a ‘one country, two systems’ framework for the island.

The 41st Han Kuang exercise is taking place against a backdrop of heightened tensions with China, which claims Taiwan as its own and has vowed to unify with it—by force, if necessary. This year's live-fire component is the longest ever, reflecting the seriousness with which Taipei views the threat.

France’s 2022 version of the report mentioned China’s military expansion as a threat to the “status quo” in the Strait, while this year’s report devotes more attention to the threat China poses and expresses greater concern for Taiwan’s security, it said.

Japan’s defence minister said on Tuesday tensions over Taiwan may heighten as he presented an annual defence white paper that again singled out mainland China as Japan’s “greatest strategic challenge”.

The Philippines discreetly bolsters defense ties with Taiwan due to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. Under President Marcos Jr.'s new policy, military and academic engagements have increased.

Japan has warned of escalating military threats from China in a new defense report. The report highlights China's growing military activity near Japan’s southwestern coasts and the Pacific as a major strategic challenge.

Officials of Taiwan's ruling party criticized China for announcing activation of air route over strait, thus reducing Taipei's air defense depth and warning time - Anadolu Ajansı

If Beijing moves against Taiwan, NATO might soon find itself in a two-front war with China and Russia — or so the alliance's secretary general believes. "If Xi Jinping would attack Taiwan, he would first make sure that he makes a call to his very junior partner in all of this,

Australia won’t commit troops ahead of any conflict, says Minister Conroy, amid Taiwan tensions and US pressure. War games kick off with 19 allied nations.

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