A Taiwanese court on September 18 sentenced a former Chinese naval captain to eight months in prison for illegally entering the self-governing island by boat. China claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has in recent years ramped up military and political pressures on the island. The ex-naval captain, Ruan Fangyong, was one...

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