Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is The Point.
The harder Taiwan's leader pushes for separation,
the tighter will be the PLA's ring around the island.
Days after the announcement of the largest U.S.
arms sales to Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army launched Justice Mission 2025,
the latest and most sophisticated military drills around Taiwan,
as a stern warning to the separatist forces and external interference.
Under the Eastern Theater Command, Army, Navy,
Air Force and Rocket Force units are operating jointly in the Taiwan Strait and waters around the island.
Are these drills calibrated deterrence or sheer aggression?
Has China abandoned its efforts to seek peace for development of cross-strait ties?
And how can we read President Trump's real Taiwan policy?
Welcome to The Point, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.
I'm Lee Xin.
I'm pleased to be joined from Quebec,
Canada by Huang He is also Secretary-General of the Asian Academy of International Law,
a non-governmental organization based in Hong Kong, dedicated to the research of international law.
Governance, Innovation and Chairman of Asia Narratives, Substack.
The warmest welcome to all of you and Happy New Year.