A general view shows the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense in Taipei on August 12, 2022. – China’s massive military drills this month pushed tensions in the Taiwan Strait to their highest in years, deepening fears Beijing could forcibly take control of the self-ruled democracy it claims as its own. – TO GO WITH: Taiwan-China-politics-unrest, FOCUS by Catherine LAI, Jack MOORE (Photo by Asnaya Chou / AFP) / TO GO WITH: Taiwan-China-politics-unrest, FOCUS by Catherine LAI, Jack MOORE (Photo by ASNAYA CHOU/AFP via Getty Images)