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TAIPEI (REUTERS) - The United States is planning on "cooperation" between its National Guard and Taiwan's military, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday (May 31), deepening security ties in the face of what Taipei's government complains is a rising threat from China. The United States is Taiwan's most important international supporter and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties. Beijing regards Taipei as a renegade province, to be reunified by force, if necessary. Taiwan has complained for the past two years or so of repeated missions by China's air force near the island, often in the south-western...
