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China says carrier group exercising near Taiwan, drills will become regular China says carrier group exercising near Taiwan, drills will become regular EURACTIV.com with Reuters 06-04-2021 File photo. The Liaoning, the first aircraft carrier commissioned into China’s military, is berthed in Hong Kong, China, 7 July 2017. [Jerome Favre/EPA/EFE] Comments Print Facebook A Chinese carrier group is exercising near Taiwan and such drills will become regular, China's navy said late on Monday (5 April) in a further escalation of tensions near the island that Beijing claims as its sovereign territory. Taiwan has complained of an increase in Chinese military activity…