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‘The last thing Beijing wants is a military conflict’: overseas Taiwanese
A US-made F-16V fighter jet with its armaments on display during an exercise at a military base in Chiayi, southern Taiwan. Photo: AFP
While heightened military tensions over Taiwan are concerning for the island's overseas diaspora, many take the view that a full-blown crisis is unlikely - at least in the short-term.
Like most overseas Taiwanese, Bryan Hsieh keeps close tabs on developments back home and monitors tensions across the Taiwan Strait. He thinks matters are getting increasingly worrisome.
The 46-year-old product marketing manager, who lives in Fremont, California, said that while there had been various spikes in cross-strait tensions over recent years, the risks of a conflict appeared more real this time round.