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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Davidson in Taipei, with graphics by Harvey Symons and Lucy Swan

The maps that show how China’s military is squeezing Taiwan

A J-15 Chinese fighter jet takes off from the Shandong aircraft carrier
The PLA has targeted Taiwan with waves of harassment and intimidation Photograph: AP

China’s military launched a record number of warplane incursions around Taiwan in 2024 as it builds its ability to launch full-scale invasion, something a former chief of Taiwan’s armed forces said Beijing could be capable of within a decade.

Analysts said China’s relentless harassment had taken a toll on Taiwan’s resources, but had failed to convince them to capitulate, largely because the threat of invasion was still an empty one, for now.

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