Hong Kong, April 8 -- Just like the proverbial frog in a pot, who boils to death after the water is heated incrementally, so China under Chairman Xi Jinping is gradually but inexorably ramping up the pressure and heat against Taiwan. By acting in this way, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) is normalizing such coercive behavior against the democratic nation.

PLA activity around Taiwan has been at record-breaking levels since May 2024, as communist-controlled China ramps up the pressure. To illustrate how China is stoking the boiler, PLA aircraft sorties into Taiwan's self-declared air defense identification zone (ADIZ) from 1 January till 31 March 2025 were at record levels. In fact, the total number of PLA flights was greater than for t...