China military drills to resume around Taiwan despite concerns

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Taiwan says monitoring situation after multiple Chinese ships and aircraft crossed median line in Taiwan Strait on Friday. China has resumed its largest-ever military exercises in the waters around the self-ruled island of Taiwan , with the territory’s defence ministry saying numerous warships and fighter aircraft had crossed the Taiwan Strait ’s median line. The exercises , which on Thursday included firing ballistic missiles and deploying fighter jets, follow the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the democratic island , which Beijing claims as its own. Taiwan ’s defence ministry said that multiple Chinese “ warships and warplanes...