How China Should Respond to US Pressure Across Asia's Maritime Flashpoints The Biden administration's "three seas linkage" plan aims to pressure Beijing across three key maritime flashpoints: the Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, and South China Sea.
This high risk strategy could spark a new era of great power competition or plunge the region into chaos.
China's maritime authorities have long been aware of Washington's intentions to contain its naval expansion through diplomatic pressure and military posturing.