{"id":33579,"date":"2026-04-21T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33579"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:00:47","slug":"chinas-drone-laid-mines-aim-to-trap-us-in-a-taiwan-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33579","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s drone-laid mines aim to trap US in a Taiwan war"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/China-Sea-Drone.jpg?fit=1024%2C575&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>China\u2019s minelaying drones point to a new way of enforcing a Taiwan blockade, using stealthy, autonomous systems to disrupt maritime access and deny entry to contested waters. 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