Fears of more supply chain chaos have been sparked by naval and military drills that China is now conducting in the Taiwan Strait, with six no-sail zones being carved out.
China began a five-day drill on the night of 3 August, in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. China has viewed Taiwan as a breakaway province after the 1949 Chinese Civil War, when the defeated nationalists fled to Taiwan to establish an alternative government.
Ships heading for the Taiwanese ports of...