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Reuters: Don't play with fire on Taiwan, China warns U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China told the United States on Tuesday to stop playing with fire over Taiwan and lodged a complaint after Washington issued guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from the island that China claims as its own.
The U.S. State Department’s Friday decision to deepen relations with self-ruled Taiwan came amid stepped-up Chinese military activity around the island, including almost daily air force incursions into Taiwan’s air defence zone.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters they had lodged “stern representations” with the United States.
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WNU Editor: Chinese state media is being very blunt on what its military exercises and incursions around Taiwan is all about .... PLA holds record exercise near Taiwan; could be 'a rehearsal of its combat plan over the Taiwan island' (Global Times).
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With the current weak kneed leadership in the West. You can expect the Chinese take over of Taiwan to happen sooner than later and with a whimper, not a bang.
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