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China’s ruling Communist Party views Taiwan as part of its territory, despite never having controlled it, and has vowed to take the island by force if necessary.
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Wayne Chang, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Last year, the Associated Press reported about al-Golani’s efforts to rebrand himself as a moderate, which included the dissolution of the hardline religious police in Idlib, allowing mass to be performed at a church in the province and speaking about not trying to impose Islamic law by force.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Federal agents often removed children from their families by force or through coercion, and, starting in 1893, Congress approved the withholding of food, clothing, and financial payments to families who kept their children out of school, a statute that remained in place until 2022.
—TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Xi has pledged to reunify with Taiwan, by force if necessary, and China has been more aggressive under his rule, particularly in the past few years.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Wayne Chang, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Last year, the Associated Press reported about al-Golani’s efforts to rebrand himself as a moderate, which included the dissolution of the hardline religious police in Idlib, allowing mass to be performed at a church in the province and speaking about not trying to impose Islamic law by force.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Federal agents often removed children from their families by force or through coercion, and, starting in 1893, Congress approved the withholding of food, clothing, and financial payments to families who kept their children out of school, a statute that remained in place until 2022.
—TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Xi has pledged to reunify with Taiwan, by force if necessary, and China has been more aggressive under his rule, particularly in the past few years.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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