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Tensions rise with China over US aid bill for Taiwan

James Chater
April 26, 2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Beijing aimed to stabilize relations between the two superpowers. But tensions over Taiwan remain, with Washington pledging more than $8 billion in security assistance to its Indo-Pacific partners.

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