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This picture taken on May 29, 2022 shows a couple walking in front of the basalt formations at the Chixi Rock Waterfall along the coast in the Penghu island's Xiyu township. - Despite the huge military discrepancy between China and Taiwan, many analysts believe Taiwan's location, inhospitable terrain and US support mean China would find a full-scale invasion extremely hard -- and possibly too costly to countenance. - TO GO WITH Taiwan-China-US-politics-military,FOCUS by Sean Chang, Rebecca Bailey and Ludovic Ehret (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) / TO GO WITH Taiwan-China-US-politics-military,FOCUS by Sean Chang, Rebecca Bailey and Ludovic Ehret (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on May 29, 2022 shows a couple walking in front of the basalt formations at the Chixi Rock Waterfall along the coast in the Penghu island's Xiyu township. - Despite the huge military discrepancy between China and Taiwan, many analysts believe Taiwan's location, inhospitable terrain and US support mean China would find a full-scale invasion extremely hard -- and possibly too costly to countenance. - TO GO WITH Taiwan-China-US-politics-military,FOCUS by Sean Chang, Rebecca Bailey and Ludovic Ehret (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) / TO GO WITH Taiwan-China-US-politics-military,FOCUS by Sean Chang, Rebecca Bailey and Ludovic Ehret (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)
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