An increasingly unpredictable Beijing is tightening ​its grip on the air and sea around Taiwan, Taipei said in an annual review ‌of the Chinese threat that also said China was learning lessons from issues faced by the United States in waging war on Iran. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has never renounced the use of force to bring the island ​under its control, and sends its military into the waters and airspace around Taiwan on an ​almost daily basis. Taiwan’s government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, saying only the island’s people can ⁠decide their future. The United States supplies Taiwan with weapons while maintaining a policy of ambiguity about ​whether it would fight to defend it. In its annual report on China’s military threat, a copy of which ​was reviewed by Reuters, Taiwan’s defence ministry said the regional security situation “continues to escalate”, noting a “rising unpredictability” in China’s decision-making due to an “unprecedented” purge of senior military officers.

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