He is a recipient of the decoration of Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity and the Medal of Gratitude of Albania. [...] The reality dictated by geography and history requires the West to have a long-term goal of enabling Russia’s return to the security order underpinned by the fundamental principles enshrined in the UN Charter and the founding documents of the OSCE. [...] In this context, the position of the People's Republic of China, which has openly questioned both the dominant role of the Western world in the system and the values associated with it, and has argued that the existing rules and institutions in the system should be changed to give it a greater say, is a special case in point. [...] This note will first discuss China's intensifying armament policy due to its role in the perception of China as a threat, then focus on the counter-initiatives of countries that perceive a threat from China, particularly the establishment of AUKUS in the South Pacific, and finally discuss the scenarios for the future of Taiwan, which lies at the intersection of tensions in the region. [...] While the last decade has seen capacity building in almost every component of the Chinese military, Beijing has placed particular emphasis on the development of its naval forces.4 The priority given to the naval forces is also linked to the fact that the Taiwan issue ranks first among the foreign policy priorities of the CCP led by Xi Jinping.
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