China¡¯s largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan have not only raised regional tensions ¡ª they have also provided analysts with potential insight into how Chinese forces might operate around the self-ruled island in case of a conflict.
At the same time, the multiday maneuvers, launched in retaliation for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi¡¯s visit to Taipei last week, have resulted in Sino-U.S. ties ¡ª widely seen as the defining bilateral relationship of the first half of the 21st century ¡ª dropping to a new low.
Here are some of the key political and military takeaways from Pelosi¡¯s controversial trip and Beijing¡¯s ensuing military escalation, both of which have led to what some are referring to as the ¡°Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis.¡±
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