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Why are China and the US so fixated on Taiwan?

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Grzegorz Szymanowski | Emily Sherwin | Yuchen Li
September 3, 2024

China has stepped up military drills around Taiwan and the US is expanding its military presence. Neither superpower can back down. What factors are keeping both so focused on Taiwan?

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