China Sends Its Most Powerful Bombers near Japan as Biden Arrives in Asia

The American leader is expected to lead discussions between his South Korean and Japanese counterparts that will encourage the nations to work with Washington to counter China’s increasing presence in the Western Pacific region.The Chinese Communist Party-run Global Times on May 19 provided the following analysis of the message likely sent by Beijing to the U.S. by ramping up its military drills near Taiwan so close to Biden’s arrival in East Asia:It is widely believed by analysts that the drills by the Liaoning aircraft carrier group at this strategically important location – east of the island of Taiwan and south of Japan […] sent a powerful warning to Taiwan secessionists and external interference forces at a time when reports suggested Japan and the US were set to affirm boosting cooperation over the Taiwan question and compare it to the Ukraine crisis in a joint statement at an upcoming bilateral summit, analysts said.Beijing considers Taiwan a province of China and has repeatedly vowed to “reunify” the island nation with China in recent months.AsiaNational SecurityPoliticsChinaEast AsiaJapanmilitaryPacific OceanSouth China SeaTaiwanU.S..Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting.