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The Chinese People's Liberation Army said it continued its military exercises around Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8. The Army's Eastern Theater Command said its "multiple types of anti-submarine platforms have closely coordinated and conducted anti-submarine operations" in "the sea and airspace around the island of Taiwan." The People's Liberation Army released a video that they said showed warships, combat aircraft and helicopters conducting exercises. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said it had spotted 39 Chinese warplanes and 13 ships operating in the strait on Monday. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Monday that China will "severely protect China's sovereignty...