|May 07, 2026Updated:May 08, 2026In Taiwan, a sense of threat is part of daily life, shaped by persistent and growing military pressure from across the Taiwan Strait.The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which sees democratically governed Taiwan as a Chinese province, has been rapidly modernizing its armed forces and expanding capabilities that could be used in a conflict over the island nation.
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