China Launches Military Drills Near Taiwan After Vice President’s Stopovers in U.S.
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Beijing’s response came roughly a day after Lai Ching-te returned from a trip to Paraguay, one of Taipei’s few remaining formal diplomatic allies, with transit stops in the U.S.
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The drills, strongly condemned by Taiwan, are seen as a response to a visit of its Vice President William Lai to the US. China has derided Lai as a "troublemaker" who backs "Taiwanese independence" separatists.
China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a "stern warning" after voicing anger over a stopover in the United States by the island's vice president, William Lai.
The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “stern warning” over what it called collusion between “separatists and foreign forces,” its defense ministry said, days after the island’s vice president stopped over in the United States.
The drills, strongly condemned by Taiwan, are seen as a response to a visit of its Vice President William Lai to the US. China has derided Lai as a "troublemaker" who backs "Taiwanese independence" separatists.
Beijing’s response came roughly a day after Lai Ching-te returned from a trip to Paraguay, one of Taipei’s few remaining formal diplomatic allies, with transit stops in the U.S.
The air and sea drills close to Taiwan are seen as a response to a visit of its Vice President William Lai to the US. China has derided Lai as a "troublemaker" who backs "Taiwanese independence" separatists.
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