INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United States is unlikely to secure public pledges from Japan and Australia on what they would do if a conflict broke out with Beijing
over Taiwan, according to analysts in mainland China and the US.
They said Washington’s efforts to pressure its two key Asia-Pacific
allies while amplifying the so-called China threat only revealed “weakening” confidence in its ability to manage regional tensions.
Over
the weekend, the Financial Times reported that the US had also been putting pressure on...
