Any US-China war over Taiwan would be about maritime control over Asia: Wang Gungwu
The US is a global superpower at sea, and would consider it “unacceptable” if China challenges it in that domain, Professor Wang said.
The US is a global superpower at sea, and would consider it “unacceptable” if China challenges it in that domain, Professor Wang said.
The ties between the world's two largest economies saw tension soaring this year after visits to Taiwan by US lawmakers and moves by the US that targeted China in various areas.
Many of the fourth and later generations of Japanese Americans do not speak Japanese and do not have Japanese acquaintances.
An expert said Washington putting B-52s in Australia, which could reach and potentially attack mainland China, will be a warning to Beijing.
The latest drills involve about 140 South Korean Air Force airplanes, including F-35A fighters, and about 100 US jets.
The Pentagon had announced in February that the US State Department has approved the potential sale of up to 36 F-15ID fighter jets and related equipment.
Even with tensions between the two countries increasing, White House officials have talked about efforts to realize a leaders' meeting.
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai added that the US also backed Indonesia's leadership of Asean next year.
President Xi Jinping bent the unwritten “seven up, eight down” rule for General Zhang Youxia, 72, a veteran of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War.
Singapore supplies 11 per cent of the world’s semiconductors and 20 percent of chip-making equipment.