The Ongoing US-China Tensions Overshadowed by Ukraine Crisis

As the crisis in Ukraine consumes public attention, other events possibly leading to a much worse crisis continue unfolding in the background.

Between US complaints over Chinese-Cambodian ties and Canadian military aircraft flying along China and North Korea’s coasts, the same provocative foreign policy decisions that triggered the Ukrainian crisis in the first place are very much in play in Asia versus China.

References:

Washington Post – China secretly building PLA naval facility in Cambodia, Western officials say:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation…

The Guardian – Trudeau calls China’s close encounter with Canadian warplanes ‘provocative’:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/202…

CTV News – China warns Canada over air patrols monitoring North Korea sanctions busting:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/china-w…

Al Jazeera – Infographic: US military presence around the world:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9…

The Phnom Penh Post – Sokha video producer closes Phnom Penh office in fear:
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/nationa…

Reuters (via CNBC) – U.S. orders arms embargo on Cambodia, cites Chinese influence:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/09/us-or…