10 Thankyou I wantislocatedabout 100 milesofftheeasterncoastofChina.
BoththeislandandthemainlandconsiderTaiwantobe a provinceofChina, buttheybothhavetheirowngovernments, andthosegovernmentsbothconsiderthemselvestobethelegitimaterulersoverallofChina.
That's a majorissuebetweenthem.
OnSundaymorning, TaiwansaystoChineseairforcejetscrossed a maritimeborderthatseparatestheislandfrommainlandChina.
TaiwanscrambledfighterplanesinresponseandaccusedChinaof a recklessandprovocativeaction.
ButChinahasincreaseditsmilitaryexercisesaroundTaiwanrecently, andinJanuary, ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsaidTaiwanindependencewas a deadend.
The U.
S mayplay a partinthistwoTaiwanesepresident's I EnglandsayshercountrywantstobuynewfighterjetsandtanksfromAmerica, sayingthiswouldgreatlyenhanceTaiwan's defensecapabilities.
ButChina's governmentsaidlastweekthatpossible U.
S armssalestoTaiwanweredangerous.
Theflareuphereisjustthelatestin a backandforthstrugglebetweenTaiwanandChina.
Thisislandof 23 millionpeopleis a vibrantdemocracythatsitsjustacrosstheseafromtheworld's largestonepartystate.
I'm MattRiversinTaiwan, officiallyknownastheRepublicofChina, and I'm StevenYounginBeijing, thecapsuleofwhat's officiallyknownasthePeople's RepublicofChina.
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