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China repeatedly threatens to invade Taiwan. What would an invasion look like?

NPR

By Emily Feng

Published October 18, 2024 at 4:16 AM EDT

An upcoming Taiwanese television show is generating buzz for imagining what a Chinese invasion of the democratic island would look like.

Copyright 2024 NPR

Emily Feng

Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.

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