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Asia’s new flashpoint

Is an armed attack on the Philippines possible?

11 May 2024

9:00 AM

11 May 2024

9:00 AM

For the last few months, China’s People’s Liberation Army forces have harassed Taiwan, repeatedly breaching the country’s air zone and flying across the midline of the waters separating the two nations.

While incursions have been going on for some years now, the election of Lai Ching-te as Taiwan’s new president has resulted in more aggression from the Chinese Communist party.

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