China’s Military Puts Pacific on Notice as U.S. Priorities Shift

China has in recent weeks staged military drills off Australia and Vietnam, sending pointed warnings near and far. Neither was a full-fledged exercise. But taken together, China’s recent shows of force, experts said, conveyed a message: the region must not…

Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next

Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taiwan’s leaders joined the United States and its allies in declaring solidarity with the victim. Taiwan and Ukraine were fellow democracies, they said, each imperiled by its hulking, authoritarian neighbor. Now, President Trump’s turn against…