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Taiwan is boosting defence in the face of growing pressure from Beijing, a move mainland Chinese analysts say could worsen tensions across the strait. The self-ruled island lives with the threat of invasion by Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own territory to be taken back – by force if necessary. It has stepped up military intimidation of Taiwan, sending a record number of People’s Liberation Army fighter jets and bombers into the island’s air defence zone last year – and doing so on an almost daily basis. Taiwanese lawmakers earlier this month passed an extra spending bill of NT$237...
