Editorial: El País

• China carries out particularly unsettling military maneuvers around Taiwan, with a naval and air display that includes a bombing rehearsal on cities like Taipei and Kaohsiung.
• These maneuvers are a reaction to the speech of Taiwan's new president, Lai Ching-te, who took a stance contrary to Taiwan's subordination to China.
• China interprets these stances as separatist intentions and has launched these maneuvers as punishment.
• The United States, despite being focused on other conflicts, is under pressure to uphold its commitment to Taiwan, especially given the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House.

Conclusion: The situation is highly combustible and can escalate into a conflict of unknown magnitude. International community action is needed to at least maintain the status quo.

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