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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Stuti Mishra

Could China-Taiwan conflict escalate to a full blown military crisis?

Taiwan China Nancy Pelosi Xi Jinping Beijing Harsh V Pant Mao Zedong Nachman United States
Xinhua

Can Taiwan become the next Ukraine? This is a question that defence and foreign policy experts have been pondering over for months, even before Beijing’s military exercises began last week in response to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

The situation has escalated quickly in the past week. China first announced military exercises with live-fire drills when the US speaker was just about to land in Taiwan in an air force jet.

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