China on Monday concluded three days of drills launched in response to the Taiwan president's US visit. Read more at straitstimes.com.
- China’s President Xi Jinping called on the country’s armed forces to “strengthen military training oriented towards actual combat”, state media reported on Wednesday, after BeijingMr Xi’s comments, made on a naval inspection trip on Tuesday, come amid heightened tension in the region after the show of force by Beijing, which sees self-ruled Taiwan as its territory.
The PLA simulated targeted strikes and a blockade of Taiwan during its recent three-day “Joint Sword” exercise. Beijing warned this week that Taiwanese independence and cross-strait peace were “mutually exclusive”, blaming Taipei and unnamed “foreign forces” supporting it for the tensions.It has, however, sold weapons to Taipei for decades to boost its defence capabilities, and offered political support.
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