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Tension over Taiwan set to remain high but military action unlikely
Tensions across the Taiwan Strait have escalated recently amid increasingly strained US-China ties. The Straits Times looks at the state of affairs, how things might play out and what it means for the region.
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Katherine Wei, Goh Sui Noi Global Affairs Correspondent In Singapore and Katherine Wei Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei, Goh Sui Noi
With increased regularity since late last year, Chinese fighter jets and bombers have roared into Taiwan's air defence identification zone, with the largest-ever group of 25 aircraft doing so last week.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) this month also held a military exercise involving its aircraft carrier Liaoning in the Taiwan Strait, the narrow strip of water - only 160km at its widest - that separates Taiwan from mainland China.
