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President Xi is not expected to shrug off Free China’s downing of a non-military drone.

Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen, watches soldiers operate equipment during a visit to a naval station on Penghu, an archipelago off Taiwan's western coast, August 30, 2022. Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP

Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.

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