US interference in HK, Taiwan will not pay off

The United States again sent a warship through the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday. The motivation and implication seemingly explicit, since the move coincided with the release of China's white paper on its national defense policy.

It seems Washington was raising a finger to what the white paper said about China's determination to defend its unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

But the US should not carelessly dismiss this as empty bluster. If it thinks that Beijing will not deliver on this commitment, it is in for a rude awakening.