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Why Taiwan’s Status Risks Igniting a US-China Clash
Wealthy, democratic and strategically located off the Chinese coast, Taiwan has long been the most volatile issue between the US and China. Washington and Beijing have avoided serious conflict by leaving unsettled the question of who actually owns the island. But it’s becoming harder to avoid as China’s military ratchets up exercises near what President Xi Jinping views as his country’s lost territory. Standing in the way are the US Pacific Fleet and Taiwanese voters, who have emphatically rejected closer ties with Beijing in three straight elections. Why is Taiwan so important? Empires have jockeyed over ... (full story)
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