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China holds live-fire drills on island closest to Taiwan
China held a live-firing exercise from its territory closest to Taiwan one week after it launched a large-scale drill encircling the island. Chinese military drills off the Taiwanese coast have intensified in recent years as its claims over the self-governed island have grown.
China Turns Up the Heat on Taiwan With Live-Fire Drills
The drills were the latest show of force by China, which claims Taiwan as its territory and has protested Western support for the island.
China holds live-fire drills opposite Taiwan, a week after large-scale exercise
China is holding live-fire drills off the coast of its southern Fujian province that faces Taiwan. The new exercises Tuesday are taking place just a week after China held a massive air-and-sea drill it called punishment for Taiwan’s president rejecting Beijing’s claims of sovereignty.
Taiwan says live fire China drills may be part of a 'deterrence' effect
Taiwan's defence ministry said on Tuesday that live fire Chinese drills in a province facing the island are part of routine annual drills but also possibly part of China's "deterrence effect" in the waters of the Taiwan Strait.
China plans live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait after US and Canadian warships transit
Exercise to come after US and Canadian vessels made transit through the strait on Sunday, which followed PLA’s blockade test a week ago.
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China kicks off live firing exercise in Taiwan Strait
China's military began a live fire exercise near Taiwan on Tuesday, maintaining pressure on the self-ruled island after staging large-scale drills and President Xi Jinping called for troops to prepare for war.
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