China has started its most expansive military drills in a year around Taiwan, just days after Lai Ching-te took over as the island’s new president.
China started its most expansive military drills in a year around Taiwan, just days after Lai Ching-te took over as the island’s new president.
Taiwan deployed sea, air and ground forces in response to the military exercises, according to a press release from the Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence. It also condemned Beijing’s action as an act of irrational provocations that undermine regional peace and stability. It also condemned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for congratulating Lai, sanctioned a former US congressman who supported Taipei and hit US defence companies with symbolic sanctions. Chinese national broadcaster commentary said on Thursday that Lai’s speech showed he’s pursing independence “more aggressively” than his predecessors including Tsai Ing-wen and Chen Shui-bian.
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