In the busy waters between China and Taiwan, the de facto border is being tested (www.theguardian.com)
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“And I think if this war continues, particularly if it’s continuing when we head to the Democratic convention in Chicago, then it creates a problem for us with the coalition that Barack Obama built, which was young people, progressives, voters of colour, that really turned out.”
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