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Beijing’s tough talk on Taiwan: Posturing or prelude to war?

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A member of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) band at the opening of the Two Sessions in Beijing on March 5.

A member of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) band at the opening of the Two Sessions in Beijing on March 5.

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On March 14, the commander of the Chinese military’s Eastern Theatre Command delivered a stark warning during a high-level meeting on the 20th anniversary of the Anti-Secession Law.

General Lin Xiangyang said his unit, which oversees the Taiwan Strait, maintains a “high level of combat readiness at all times”.

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