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China\u2019s government considers Taiwan a rogue province that will one-day reunite with the mainland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army has grown more aggressive around the Taiwan Strait and across the region. In the last two years, PLA jets have buzzed past American aircraft some 180 times, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacom.mil\/Media\/News\/News-Article-View\/Article\/3569987\/unprofessional-intercept-of-us-b-52-over-south-china-sea\/\">according to the Pentagon<\/a>. 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