As China holds navy drills round Taiwan to discourage what it calls separatist forces, why is it occurring now? A number of causes embody america’ multi-billion arms deal to Taipei, at a time the place the Trump administration is making an attempt to woe the Chinese language authorities on commerce. Whereas the US is certain by regulation to guard Taipei, Trump additionally sees it as a bargaining chip. FRANCE 24’s Philip Turle tells us extra.[/gpt3]
