
U.S. Slams China’s Taiwan Drills as Tensions Rise in the Strait
Beijing’s large-scale military exercises followed Washington’s approval of a new multibillion-dollar arms package for Taipei.

Beijing’s large-scale military exercises followed Washington’s approval of a new multibillion-dollar arms package for Taipei.

Experts see naval encirclement as China’s aggressive response to the recent Washington-Taipei arms deal.

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