China extends threatening military exercises around Taiwan

According to social media posts by the eastern leadership of China's governing

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Communist Party's military arm, the People's Liberation Army, the exercises would include

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anti-submarine manoeuvres aimed at bolstering US assistance for Taiwan in the event of a future Chinese invasion.

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The military claimed the drills, which included missile attacks, bombers,

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ship movements across the Taiwan Strait dividing the two sides, were in response to US

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island last week.

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China has rejected appeals for calm

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there is no sign of when it would halt what amounts to a blockade.

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