China’s lonely conquest dreamsBy Tzou Jiing-wen 鄒景雯The US Indo-Pacific Command said that a Chinese warship cut across the path of a US destroyer and a Canadian Navy frigate doing a routine transit in the Taiwan Strait on June 3. Details regarding the two close encounters by the US and Canada were revealed to warn the international community of China’s “unsafe and unprofessional” maneuvers. However, the two partners would continue with their routine patrols in the Indo-Pacific in accordance with the freedom of navigation as international law stipulates. As defense ministers and military officials around the globe convened in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue, it is worth investigating the reasons behind China’s escalating provocations. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chinese Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu (李尚福) were at the annual defense conference.
