Beijing Easily Rattled in the Face of a Strong US Presence

U.S. Marines in the joint military exercise 'Talisman Sabre 21' in Townsville, Australia, on July 27, 2021. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

Commentary

The U.S. military is breaching the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) “bottom line” about Taiwan and it’s becoming a regular occurrence. More frequently we’ve heard China’s spokesman say they have “no tolerance for U.S. challenges.”