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China’s rising threat against Taiwan

By Tom Rogan
Published April 17, 2018 1:40pm ET
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China’s rising threat against Taiwan
The Liaoning aircraft carrier is accompanied by navy frigates and submarines conducting an exercises in the South China Sea. China has announced live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait amid heightened tensions over increased American support for Taiwan. | (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

China’s live fire exercises in the Taiwan Strait this week illustrate President Xi Jinping’s increasing agitation towards the breakaway nation.

But why, specifically, is China escalating against the pro-American democracy?

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