China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan as ‘Punishment’
China said the sea and air drills were meant as a “stern warning” to its opponents after Taiwan’s new president asserted the island’s sovereignty in defiance of Beijing. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Defense and Military Forces
Topics: China, Beijing, defiance, sovereignty, island’s, asserted, president, Taiwan’s, opponents, warning”, “stern, meant, drills, ‘Punishment’, Taiwan, Around, Drills, Military, Launches
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/world/asia/china-taiwan-drills.html