Experts emphasize importance of China-US saber-rattling for Taiwan commitment

Military experts argue that military drills and saber-rattling between the US and China play an important role in showing commitment to Taiwan and deterring Chinese aggression. The US views China's threat to Taiwan as a big deal and has executed its largest-ever joint military drills with the Philippines. The drills can play a positive role in deterring Chinese ambition, even if it appears that each country is inching closer to all-out conflict. The US has utilized economic and political components in addition to military might to maintain Taiwan's independence.