Beijing Tests Biden Administration With Provocations in Disputed Waters

Beijing Tests Biden Administration With Provocations in Disputed Waters
A Japanese patrol plane flying over the disputed islets known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and Diaoyu islands in China, located in the East China Sea on October 13, 2011. Muji has drawn the ire of Beijing over the Senkaku islands issue. JAPAN POOL/AFP/Getty Images
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The Chinese communist regime has recently intensified its provocations against Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines in disputed waters. Various international media reports pointed out that Beijing is testing the Biden administration to see if the United States will take concrete action after pledging to work with Asian allies to contain China.

The tension between China and Japan has recently intensified as Beijing announced last week that Tokyo must abandon all claims of sovereignty over the disputed Senkaku Islands. The Senkaku are an uninhabited chain of islands in the East China Sea that Japan has controlled for decades, but Beijing has recently claimed the islands as its own territory.
Alex Wu
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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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