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Is Xi Jinping about to make China’s biggest ever mistake? Why invasion of ‘unsinkable fortress’ of Taiwan would fail

A CHINESE invasion of Taiwan would be an "existential gamble" and could go down in history as Beijing's biggest ever mistake. From Taiwan's resolute military to obvious attack signs, Xi Jinping would face huge challenges if he launched a full-scale assault on the "unsinkable fortress", experts say....

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The SunNews report · Aug 15, 7:04 AM

Is Xi Jinping about to make China’s biggest ever mistake? Why invasion of ‘unsinkable fortress’ of Taiwan would fail

A CHINESE invasion of Taiwan would be an "existential gamble" and could go down in history as Beijing's biggest ever mistake. From Taiwan's resolute military to obvious attack signs, Xi Jin...

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The Sun (US)News report · Aug 15, 7:04 AM

Is Xi Jinping about to make China’s biggest ever mistake? Why invasion of ‘unsinkable fortress’ of Taiwan would fail

A CHINESE invasion of Taiwan would be an "existential gamble" and could go down in history as Beijing's biggest ever mistake. From Taiwan's resolute military to obvious attack signs, Xi Jin...

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