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China says its claim to the self-ruling island is a red line.

The self-ruling island is a major producer of computer chips, which are crucial to the technology that drives the global economy.

The prefecture also hosts almost 30,000 troops, while its proximity to Taiwan makes it vital in terms of the US being able to respond to any Chinese invasion of the self-ruling island.

China, America’s chief competitor for global influence, claims Taiwan as its own territory and threatens to use force to bring the self-ruling island under its control.

Taiwan is a self-ruling island of 24 million people that is officially known as the Republic of China.