News Snapshot:
China is close to concluding that its attempts to take over Taiwan will only work “through military efforts”. The ex-deputy director of MI6 Nigel Inkster told LBC this morning that the likelihood of military confrontation between China and the US was “as high as eight, on a scale of one to ten”. On Friday, Taiwan’s air force scrambled to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defence zone. The day before, Taiwan had announced an unprecedented $9bn boost to military spending to counter the threat from China. There is also concern that the newly signed Aukus defence pact...
