What Marco Rubio's nomination as Trump's secretary of state means for China and Taiwan

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Marco Rubio
Rubio has called China the "threat that will define this century."

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Taiwan wants to buy F-35 fighter jets and Patriot missiles to show Trump it's serious: report

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An F-35 aircraft flying over water and carrying missiles.
US defense systems under consideration by Taiwan are believed to include Patriot missiles and F-35 fighter jets.

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The US can 'ill afford' another war now its rivals are teaming up so well, US general says

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Taiwan's military fires a gun at targets in the sea
A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile is launched by Taiwanese soldiers during a live fire exercise in August, 2024

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SEAL Team 6 is said to be training for a fight with China over Taiwan. Here's what it could do if Beijing invades.

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A US Navy SEAL on tactical patrol visible through night-vision imaging.
A US Navy SEAL on tactical patrol.

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Video shows one of Taiwan's F-16s tracking a Chinese J-15 fighter jet with its sniper pod during war games

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A Chinese fighter jet flies above with some decoy flares soaring behind it against a blue sky.
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier participated in Monday's massive "Joint Sword-2024B" exercise, in which China simulated military action against Taiwan.

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A record-breaking 153 Chinese warplanes flew around Taiwan in war games meant as a warning

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Two Taiwanese fighter jets, one close-up and one in the distance, fly in a blue sky.
Taiwan said its military continued to monitor and respond to massive Chinese military drills.

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From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive

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Lam Wing-kee at Causeway Bay Books' former location in Taipei, Taiwan.
Lam Wing-kee at Causeway Bay Books' former location in Taipei, Taiwan.

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As a warning, China sent warplanes and warships, including its first aircraft carrier, to practice assaulting Taiwan

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A man stands in front of a neon billboard showing a news program at night about China's military surrounding Taiwan.
China said its "Joint Sword-2024B" exercises have concluded and successfully tested integrating joint military operations.

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China is menacing Taiwan with a drone swarm attack — and the US is playing catch-up

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Soldiers crouch down as they direct a drone in Anhui province, China.
Militaries are gearing up for a new kind of warfare in which soldiers battle with drone swarms. Pictured, soldiers direct a drone in Anhui province, China.

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Taiwan's president is doubling down on sticking it to Beijing, saying China can't be the 'motherland' because its government is younger

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Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, speaks to a Taiwanese soldier as he inspects a military exercise.
Taiwan's president, Lai Ching-te, has increasingly challenged the arguments and rhetoric that Beijing has used for years to promote Taiwan as its sovereign territory.

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