News Snapshot:
China's military began exercises and live firing in the waters and airspace around Taiwan, state-run media reported Thursday. According to the Global Times, joint military exercises of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) were being carried out around Taiwan involving the use of advanced weapons, including J-20 stealth fighter jets and DF-17 hypersonic missiles. 'The exercises are unprecedented as the PLA conventional missiles are expected to fly over the island of Taiwan for the first time, PLA forces will enter an area within 12 nautical miles of the island and the so-called median line will cease to exist,' it quoted Chinese...
