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Taiwan defence minister Chiu Kuo-cheng TAIPEI: Military tensions between China and Taiwan are at their highest in four decades, the island's defence minister warned Wednesday, adding Beijing would be in a position to launch a full-scale invasion in 2025. Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which views the self-ruled democratic island as its territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary. Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng offered his assessment after around 150 Chinese warplanes -- a record number that included nuclear-capable bombers -- made incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone starting Friday. "For the military,...
