Market Views: How investors will need to tiptoe around Taiwan troubles

Adding to what is now becoming a long list of investment risks globally, the recent tension in the Taiwan Strait is piling on the risk in an already challenging environment.  In response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on Aug 2, China launched an unprecedented nine days of live-fire military drills around Taiwan. The world is now watching to see whether China’s live military drills will become a regular feature in the region, as the Taiwan Strait is one of the…