China’s military drills around Taiwan a ‘new level of aggression’, says analyst

China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday (Oct 14), in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island. This further agitated cross-strait tensions, with Taiwan condemning the 13-hour exercise. Its leader Lai Ching-te vowed to defend the island’s democracy and security. Oriana Skylar Mastro, Center Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, speaks to CNA’s Asia First about the exercise and its impact on the wider geopolitical sphere. Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia