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Taiwan is not Ukraine. Its fate is also not hopeless

US President Donald Trump’s U-turn on Kyiv has prompted concern of abandonment in the event of a Chinese invasion. But Taipei is fighting back.

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Taiwan faces a constant threat from Beijing, which claims the self-ruled democracy as its own.

Taiwan faces a constant threat from Beijing, which claims the self-ruled democracy as its own.

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There is a deep sense of unease in Taiwan.

“Today Ukraine, Tomorrow Taiwan” slogans have proliferated on Taiwanese social media.

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