Subhechcha Ganguly 
Following Tsai Ing’s meeting with Kevin McCarthy, Taiwan staged a three-day military show as a direct warning to the Indo-Pacific to avoid Taipei at all costs. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s wolf warriors are now hard at work with military muscle display in the Indo-Pacific and sharp tongue against India over its alleged claims over Arunachal Pradesh after delineating security under his de-facto chief of staff Cai Qi and national economy under new prime minister Li Qiang last month.
When former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taipei on August 2, the crisis over Taiwan has been fast developing. This is a warning sign for Japan because any PLA intervention against the Island Republic will unavoidably involve Tokyo in the conflict. Although China is listed as a clear enemy in Japan’s national security policy, Fumio Kishida’s Japan will need to abandon its pacifist stance if it wishes to stand up to China’s bullying. The visit of Japan’s top admiral to the port in west Australia, which may serve as the AUKUS submarines’ main hub, and the beginning of the largest-ever joint military exercises between the US and the Philippines today demonstrate that the QUAD partners are prepared for the challenge posed by Beijing.
