China launches ‘punishment’ drills around Taiwan after inauguration of new president
by Helen Davidson and Chi Hui Lin in Taipei from World news | The Guardian on (#6N0H3)
Taiwan's military says its forces are on alert as China carries out mock strikes with jets carrying live missiles
Dozens of Chinese fighter jets carrying live missiles have carried out mock strikes against Taiwanese targets, China's military has said, on the first day of surprise military drills announced as punishment" after Taiwan inaugurated its new president.
On Thursday morning the People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced the immediate beginning of two days of drills, code-named Joint Sword-2024A, surrounding Taiwan and its islands near the Chinese border.
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