China looks at Taiwan like Russia looked at Crimea, a key territory to control in asserting its power in the Asia-Pacific, three experts on maritime security said Friday. In answer to a question at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. Sarah Kirchberger, from the Institute for Security Policy at Germany’s Kiel University, noted a senior Chinese naval official wrote, “We should do what Putin did in Crimea to Taiwan.” In controlling Taiwan, China would have direct access to the Western Pacific and extend its influence in the East and South China Seas. How the United States and its allies — … Continue reading Panel: China Ratcheting Up Military Pressure Toward Taiwan