Just 2 weeks ago, US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping faced off over escalating tensions over Taiwan. It’s the breakaway Chinese province that the mainland wants to reunify with, but locals hold as a sovereign state. For the last year and a bit, China has flown repeated Air Force missions close to the island to remind Taiwan of its ambitions. That happened again on Sunday when 27 Chinese aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone. The timing was not random… Xi had just wrapped up a 3-day meeting with China’s top brass to discuss strengthening the armed forces to be able to win wars. To that end, soldiers should “experience the wind and rain, see the world, strengthen their muscles and bones, and develop their talents in fiery military practice,” Xi said. Sounds peaceful… Taiwanese officials say they won’t bow to China’s pressure.