China concluded three-days of military drills in the Straits of Taiwan yesterday, a show of force in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. We discuss whether this ratchets up the likelihood of conflict particularly in ASEAN with security analyst Ridzwan Rahmat of Jane’s, a military defense portal.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Philip See, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories:  politics,  international,  government

Tags:  asean,  south china sea conflict,  china-taiwan tension,  us-china tensions,  anwar ibrahim,