NEW YORK -- The U.S. on Monday declassified documents detailing the security assurances it made to Taiwan in 1982, in a step aimed at warning Beijing against acting militarily against the island.
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An F-16 fighter jet over an air force base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The island recently unveiled an F-16 maintenance hub backed by the U.S., signaling an open military cooperation between Taipei and Washington. © Reuters
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