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The warning came as Taipei did its own drills on Tuesday to underline that it was ready to defend itself. Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said that in addition to seeking to annex the island democracy, which split from the mainland during the civil war in 1949, China wants to establish its dominance in the western Pacific. That includes taking control of the East and South China seas through the Taiwan Strait and imposing a blockade to prevent the US and its allies from aiding Taiwan in an attack, he told a news conference in Taipei. The exercises show China’s...
