“China’s armed forces are more ready than ever to surround the self-ruled island of Taiwan, cut it off from the world and try to squeeze it into submission,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“A Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war that sparks a global crisis. It would provoke a military response by Taiwan, force President Trump to decide whether the U.
S. military should help defend the island, disrupt global trade and impel European nations to impose punishing sanctions on Beijing.”