TAIPEI -- Taiwan's top intelligence official warns that China could threaten war next year to coerce the Taiwanese government to agree to talks designed to bring the island democracy under Beijing's rule.
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Taiwan's National Security Bureau Director-General Chen Ming-tong (right) said that China could threaten to attack Taiwan as early as next year. © Reuters
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