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Chinese military begins ‘strategic’ drills around Taiwan – state media China’s People’s Liberation Army has begun military exercises, including live fire in the waters and airspace around the island of Taiwan, Chinese state television reported Thursday. The drills, which are spread across six locations, are scheduled to end at 12:00 p.m. (4:00 a.m. GMT) on Sunday. The exercises followed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosis’ visit to Taiwan, a trip condemned by Beijing, which claims the self-governing island. Significantly, the exercise areas to the north, east and south of Taiwan bisect a claimed 12 nautical miles of territorial waters – something...
