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Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that the island’s military has deployed aircraft and ships and deployed land-based missile systems to monitor the situation as China conducts large-scale military exercises in zones around the island. Several Chinese ships and aircraft crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait on Friday morning, said the ministry, which described China’s military activities as highly provocative. Taiwan’s armed forces will prepare combat readiness but do not seek war, the Defense Ministry added. China said it fired missiles at the island of Taiwan for the first time on Friday, raising tensions in the region. The Chinese...
