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Tan Dawn Wei China Bureau Chief and Benjamin Kang Lim Global Affairs Correspondent In Beijing, Tan Dawn Wei, Benjamin Kang Lim
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".
