Taiwan: the world’s tinderbox

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As host of the most American troops outside the United States, Japan is preparing itself amid fears of conflict between the U.S. and China

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When the president of the US is a former television show host, it’s no wonder that world politics resembles a bad am-dram production with a furious director. “I’m not happy with Israel… I’m not happy

The first and second crises over the Taiwan Strait’s small islands were crucial battles in a decade of relentless fighting