DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—China made its largest show of force around Taiwan in decades in a time when President Joe Biden is seemingly less involved as commander in chief, moving over for President-elect Donald Trump.
The Chinese navy deployed a group of 60 ships and 30 coast guard vessels off the coast of Taiwan this week in what appears to be its largest show of force since 1996, according to The Wall Street Journal Tuesday. The move comes as Biden has increasingly winded down his duties in anticipation of passing his responsibilities to Trump, punctuated by him appearing to fall asleep during a meeting with African leaders in Angola on Dec. 4.
The meeting was intended to discuss U.S. funding of humanitarian projects in the nation with an estimated price tag of $1 billion. The initiatives in the country are intended in part to counter China’s influence in…
