As mentioned previously, Taïwan is one of the hottest geopolitical spots in the world. Hong Kong is also in this category after G7 expresses ‘grave concerns’ over electoral changes.
We could unzoom and consider all the China Sea as the worrying geopolitical area in the world. The Biden administration in this new Cold War 2.0 with China is using a different tactic than Trump. The USA is using allies to add diplomatic and military pressure on China. South Korea, Australia, India, and Japan are among the most important pawns of the USA.
This article is interesting highlighting the risk of miscalculation over Diaoyu islands. In the past year, 1,157 Chinese ships entered the contiguous zone of the islands, between 12 and 24 nautical miles, up more than 5% on the previous 12 months and almost triple the number in 2012.
Japan’s “asset protection” missions increased from 14 in 2019 to 25 last year, according to the defense ministry, with 21 of those involving the protection of US aircraft in joint training with Japan.
The presence of so many ships and aircraft near the disputed islands raised the risk of miscalculation. Like in Syria, too many weapons from too many countries are moving in the same area…
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