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US And Indonesia Conduct Joint Military Exercises Amid Concern From China - The US-Indonesia military drills coincided with Pelosi's arrival in Taiwan late Tuesday, making her the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island in 25 years. - China views the expanded drills as a threat. Chinese state media have accused the US of forming an Indo-Pacific alliance similar to NATO in order to deliberately incite conflict. The US and Indonesian militaries began annual joint combat exercises on Sumatra island on Wednesday, joined for the first time by participants from other partner nations, signalling stronger ties amid growing Chinese...
