Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense logos are seen before a presser at the Ministry of National Defense in Taipei on May 23, 2023. As Beijing's ships and warplanes encircled Taiwan on May 23, television anchors on the self-ruled island focused instead on a store razed by fire, a proposed ban on ambulance sirens, and a restaurant scandal involving an influencer. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)