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Members of an artillery unit of the Vietnamese armed forces resist Chinese invaders along the 230-kilometer border line of the province of Lang Son with China on February 23, 1979. AFP
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Taiwan Says Chinese Drone Made ‘Provocative’ Flight Over South China Sea Island
A Chinese reconnaissance drone briefly flew over the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands at the top end of the South China Sea on Saturday, in what Taiwan's defense ministry called a "provocative and irresponsible" move. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, reports Chinese military activity around it ...
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