Taiwan Drills May Elevate Asia Sea Tensions as APEC to Meet
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Steps by Taiwan to raise its profile in East Asia’s maritime-boundary disputes threaten to escalate tensions just as the region’s leaders prepare to gather for an annual summit.
Taiwan’s coast guard plans five days of live-fire drills starting tomorrow on Taiping, one of the largest South China Sea islands, over Vietnam’s objections. Separately, President Ma Ying-jeou, whose popularity has sunk since his January re-election, unveiled a peace proposal in the East China Sea, where ire has flared between mainland China and Japan in recent weeks.