Small boats landings on Taiwan are a new source of concern

In this photo released March 31, 2023, by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a soldier fires a weapon during a combat training of the 42nd fleet of the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy at an unspecified location in the sea, Jan. 31, 2023. (Ma Yubin/Xinhua via AP) TAIPEI — China has long sought to intimidate Taiwan with its massive navy, air force and the world's largest standing army, but it's mere dinghies that are now causing the most consternation. Taiwan's coast guard has documented five cases totaling 38 Chinese citizens crossing the 160-kilometer (100-mile) wide Taiwan Strait separating the self-governing…