A Taiwanese Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet takes off from an air force base in Hsinchu in northern Taiwan on May 23, 2024. 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)