Taiwan dispatches forces to areas around island after China Starts ‘punishment’ drills

The exercises come three days after Lai Ching-te took office as Taiwan’s new president, a man Beijing detests as a “separatist.”

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Representational photo of Taipei. Taiwan’s defense ministry condemned the drills, saying that it had dispatched forces to areas around the island and was confident it could protect its territory. PHOTO: UNSPLASH

May 23, 2024

TAIPEI, BEIJING – The exercises come three days after Lai Ching-te took office as Taiwan’s new president, a man Beijing detests as a “separatist.”

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