China says military drills around Taiwan are ‘necessary’ reaction to US ‘provocation’


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By AFP - China is conducting military exercises around the Taiwan Strait in the wake of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island nation. - China has defended their military drills and stated that they are a measure to protect ‘national sovereignty’. - It is set to begin live-fire military drills within 20km of the Taiwanese shore. China insisted on Wednesday that its military exercises around the Taiwan Strait were “necessary and just” in the wake of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island. “The Chinese military’s conducting of military exercises in the sea near China’s...