Trump should push back against escalating Chinese threats to Taiwan

Although little noticed, China is dramatically ramping up its pressure on Taiwan.

On Thursday, China unilaterally announced it is introducing four new commercial flight routes that pass extremely close to Taiwanese territory. While China says these routes are needed to reduce congestion and will be limited to civilian air traffic, Taiwan rightly suspects this is an effort to encroach on their territory. In turn, Taiwan’s president used unusually strong language to condemn the Chinese action.