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Taiwan security analysts on Friday downplayed the importance of military exercises China is to hold next week in the East China Sea, and ruled out a link between the drills and an upcoming visit from US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. Taiwanese media have speculated that the military exercises might be a protest against Azar’s visit today. Azar’s arrival marks the highest-level visit by a US Cabinet official in four decades. Beijing sees it as Washington’s disregard for China’s “one China†policy. On Thursday, the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration posted a notice on its Web site about...
