News Snapshot:
Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed China and Taiwan’s flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. — Reuters pic SHANGHAI, May 9 — China’s armed forces carried out another round of exercises near Taiwan last week to improve joint combat operations, the People’s Liberation Army said today, after the Chinese-claimed island reported a spike in activity. Taiwan has complained for the past two years about frequent Chinese military activity near it, mostly concentrated in the southern and southwestern part of the island’s air defence identification zone, or ADIZ. Taiwan’s air force scrambled planes on Friday to warn...
