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China has renewed its threat of using military force against Taiwan to prevent it declaring full independence, after Beijing conducted live fire drills and flew fighter planes close to the island this week.
Chinese defense ministry spokesperson Wu Qian said that Beijing would not shy away from unifying the mainland and the island of Taiwan “through force”.
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The Dutch West India Company wanted to establish a colony in North America to trade good such as furs and spices. This was at a time where many European nations were "scrambling" for territory in the Americas.
The Romans destroyed the city of Carthage :)