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Another accused Beijing — which regards Taiwan as a renegade province to be incorporated into China, by force if necessary — of manipulating the election.
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Andy Browne, semafor.com, 7 Dec. 2025
In an interview with India Today, Putin warned that Russia will seize Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region by force if Ukrainian troops do not withdraw.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
China’s Communist Party claims Taiwan as part of its territory, despite having never controlled it, and has vowed to annex it by force if necessary.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Yeah, that's absolutely what the concern is, is because part of the peace plan says that if either Russia or Ukraine were ever try to take back the territory that would come out of this by force that this would be a null and void peace agreement.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Andy Browne, semafor.com, 7 Dec. 2025
In an interview with India Today, Putin warned that Russia will seize Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region by force if Ukrainian troops do not withdraw.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2025
China’s Communist Party claims Taiwan as part of its territory, despite having never controlled it, and has vowed to annex it by force if necessary.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Yeah, that's absolutely what the concern is, is because part of the peace plan says that if either Russia or Ukraine were ever try to take back the territory that would come out of this by force that this would be a null and void peace agreement.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“By force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20force. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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