Published 07:06 IST, October 14th 2024
China Holds Large Naval, Air Force Exercises Surrounding Taiwan and it's Outlying Islands
China has held large-scale military exercises in areas surrounding Taiwan which the latter has called 'provocative'.
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Taipei: China was holding large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday.
China's Defense Ministry said the drills were a response to Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's refusal to concede to Beijing's demands that Taiwan acknowledge itself as a part of the People's Republic of China under the rule of the Communist Party.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry called the drills a provocation and said its forces were prepared to respond.
Updated 07:06 IST, October 14th 2024