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The Associated Press |
China conducted military drills around Taiwan for a second day Wednesday focusing on the Taiwan Strait separating the self-governing island democracy from China that is a crucial conduit for internat...
CNN |
Taiwan has denounced the drills as an “irrational provocation” and accused China of being a “troublemaker.” The United States, Taiwan’s biggest international backer, condemned what it called “China’s...
BBC |
The drills were meant to be a "serious warning and powerful containment of 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces", said a statement from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA).

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