As tensions between China and Taiwan continue to build, has wishy-washy White House messaging caused Taipei to ‘blink’ first? Beijing has staked a lot of domestic political capital on ‘reunification’ with the estranged island nation they view as their own. As they run out of soft power options, this Pacific pressure cooker gets ever closer to bursting. Tensions in the Taiwan Strait are surging. Over the past week, in line with China’s National Day, Beijing has sent record numbers of military planes into what is known as Taiwan’s “Air Defence Identification Zone” (ADIZ). Whilst it is important to distinguish this...