Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the think tank RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, California, and an adjunct professor in the practice of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as an intelligence adviser at the Pentagon.
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China isn't giving Taiwan's Lai Ching-te any honeymoon
PLA is stepping up practicing for war but cooler heads may prevail
A display of areas where the People's Liberation Army held drills around Taiwan in May following Lai Ching-te's inauguration as the island's president. © Reuters
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