STRAITS OF CONFLICT: US-CHINA RIVALRY INTENSIFIES AMID RISING TAIWAN TENSIONS

As the world watches with anxiety, the long-simmering conflict between the United States and China is showing no signs of abating. Recent provocations/escalations/actions in the Taiwan Strait have ratcheted up tensions to a level not seen in decades, raising fears of a full-scale confrontation between the two superpowers. China has conducted a ser