Beijing Amps Up Rhetoric and Military Exercises Amid Taiwan Tensions, Including With Fake Footage

Beijing Amps Up Rhetoric and Military Exercises Amid Taiwan Tensions, Including With Fake Footage
China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan and Myanmar troops launch rockets from missile systems during the "Caucasus-2020" military drills at the Turali range on the Caspian Sea coast in the Republic of Dagestan in Southern Russia on September 23, 2020. DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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Beijing has revved up its rhetoric and military drills surrounding the Taiwan Strait in recent weeks, in its boldest display of aggression toward the self-ruled island of Taiwan.

The Chinese regime considers Taiwan a part of its territory, despite the island being a de-facto nation state with its own democratically-elected government, military, and currency. Beijing has threatened to use military force to bring the island under its fold.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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