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Beijing poised to play the long game when it comes to Taiwan
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Taiwan’s flag is seen painted on Shihyu Islet – part of the self-ruled island’s Kinmen county – against the backdrop of China’s coastal city of Xiamen.
PHOTO: REUTERS
BEIJING - Two days after President Joe Biden declared that the United States would defend Taiwan if China attacks the self-ruled island, the Chinese army announced it had recently held a large-scale military exercise around Taiwan as a "stern warning".
Accusing the US of colluding with Taiwan, a People's Liberation Army spokesman last Wednesday called the US "hypocritical" for "saying one thing and doing another on the Taiwan issue".
