
The Trump administration has so far focused its efforts on ending ongoing wars, so this year's troubling developments in the Western Pacific have remained on the back burner. China has not launched a war against any of its neighbors, but its pressure on Taiwan is relentless. The island democracy's coast guard patrols around the clock to prevent Chinese ships from severing the underwater internet cables that connect it to the outside world. Chinese ships and planes continue to prowl around Taiwan.
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