Tensions between China and Taiwan reached their highest level in nearly 30 years, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island.

A visit that Beijing considered a "provocation" after Washington's commitment not to establish official relations with Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory.

China organized the largest military exercises near Taiwan, and intensified its "retaliatory" steps, announcing the cessation of dialogue with Washington on several issues, including climate change, anti-drug and military talks.

Why does the United States provoke China over the Taiwan issue?

Will a military confrontation erupt between Beijing and Washington over Taiwan?

Media Osman Ay Farah and his guest, Dr. Muhammad Makram Al-Balawi, President of the Asia and the Middle East Forum, discuss the issue in all its details.