Taiwan flags ‘obvious’ threat from 50 Chinese vessels in wide sweep of waters
China has more than 50 navy and other official vessels operating in a wide swath of sea stretching from southern Japan down to Taiwan and off the Philippines, a senior Taiwan official said, calling the threat level "obvious"
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[Claude] The outlets differ: Reports 2 and 4 cover the same Taiwan official warning about 50 Chinese vessels, while Report 3 gives a different count of 53 vessels, which conflicts with Report 1's figure of more than 50 for the sa
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