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NEW YORK – Die for Taiwan? The dilemma has already arisen once, 63 years ago. The details of a near-miss nuclear conflict are leaking from the American historical archives (still partly covered by state secrecy). Year 1958, the leader of the People’s Republic of China Mao Zedong attempts to recapture Taiwan by launching a powerful offensive, which began with a bombardment of the island from the coastal batteries.
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