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Mapped Out: Why are China and the US so fixated on Taiwan?

August 23, 2024

China has stepped up military drills around Taiwan and the US is expanding its presence.

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Taiwan | Präsident Lai Ching-te trifft Michael McCaul
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Neither superpower can look away. But what geographic, economic, and historical factors are keeping both so focused on Taiwan?

 

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