US joins Taiwan to mark anniversary of battle with China
Move comes as Washington-Beijing tensions rise and China steps up military activity around Kinmen island
23 August 2020 - 18:56
Kinmen, Taiwan — Amid rising tensions with Beijing, the de facto US ambassador in Chinese-claimed Taiwan took part on Sunday for the first time in commemorations of a military clash and the last time Taiwanese forces joined battle with China on a large scale.
China has stepped up military activity around Kinmen island, moves denounced by Taiwan’s government as an attempt at intimidation to force them to accept Chinese rule...
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