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Taiwan Faces Urgent Fighter Pilot Shortage as Xi Tests Defenses

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By Cindy Wang

If any war were to break out between the US and China, one trigger may be the increasingly frequent fighter-jet encounters near Taiwan.

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Almost every day, Taiwanese fighter pilots hop in their American-made F-16s to intercept Chinese warplanes screaming past their territory. The encounters probe the island’s defenses and force the pilots on both sides to avoid mistakes that could lead to a crisis that spins out of control.

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