Xi Jinping has been threatening Taiwan for many years, and his Chinese subjects have been rooting for him to use force. Taiwan, along with its allies in the US and the West, is not sitting idle. Taiwan now already has the densest air defense systems in the world and the US military supplies continue to be shipped to Taiwan.
It's a game of chicken. Under tremendous pressure, Xi Jinping blinked his eyes. Now he is using the US as an excuse. What a coward!