Charles Scanlon

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Aged anti-landing barricades are positioned on a beach facing China on the Taiwanese island of Little Kinmen which, at points lies only a few miles from China.

Aged anti-landing barricades are positioned on a beach facing China on the Taiwanese island of Little Kinmen which, at points lies only a few miles from China. © Carl Court/Getty Images

China-Taiwan Tensions Mount

Could Beijing's growing belligerence be a preparation for war?

12 Oct 21

Figures of Kuomintang soldiers are seen in the foreground, with the Chinese city of Xiamen in the background, on February 04, 2021 in Lieyu, an outlying island of Kinmen that is the closest point between Taiwan and China.

Figures of Kuomintang soldiers are seen in the foreground, with the Chinese city of Xiamen in the background, on February 04, 2021 in Lieyu, an outlying island of Kinmen that is the closest point between Taiwan and China. © An Rong Xu/Getty Images

China: Threats Loom in the Pacific

Beijing believes an epochal struggle for mastery is already underway.

29 Apr 21

Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Chinese President Xi Jinping. © Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images

Xi Jinping: Master of Strategy or Deluded Autocrat?

China's aggression appears diplomatically inept, but provoking Western hostility can bring rewards.

20 Apr 21

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