Business as usual on Taiwanese island after China military drills

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People living on the outlying Taiwanese island of Matsu appear largely unfazed after China carried out large-scale drills around Taiwan on Monday.
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00:00I'm not worried. I've been like this for 38 years.
00:05I'm used to it.
00:30I've never seen a train like this.
00:36What time do you get off?
00:38I get off at 5.30 a.m.
00:44And I come back at 6 or 7 p.m.
01:00If the Communist Party doesn't mess with them, they won't fight.
01:11We're a family. It's not good to fight.

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