Tensions Rise Between China and Taiwan

“The United States notes with concern the pattern of ongoing PRC attempts to intimidate its neighbors, including Taiwan,” said the U.S. State Department.

Special Address by Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. Geneva — Switzerland, 25–29 January 2021. Copyright ©️ World Economic Forum/Pascal Bitz.

Taiwan’ s Defense Ministry reported an incursion by Chinese warplanes just days after newly elected U.S. President Joe Biden’s inauguration. The Chinese military planes entered Taiwan’s airspace on at least two consecutive days.