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Tensions in the Asia-Pacific region remain sharply elevated as military pressure around Taiwan intensifies alongside the erupting Middle East conflict involving the United States and Iran. Recent defense ministry reports indicate a notable resurgence of People’s Liberation Army activity near Taiwan’s airspace,
Recent years have brought heightened concern in Western intelligence circles that China could invade the self-governing island of Taiwan as early as next year. But the United States now says an imminent attack is unlikely.
Taiwan's government aims to complete an ambitious air defense system next year.
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From the 1949 civil war to the modern AI chip boom, the standoff between China and Taiwan remains the world's most critical geopolitical flashpoint Taiwan’s status is one of the most complex political issues in the world.
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