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Newsday: 04/08/2022 04:06 GMT : China begins military exercises around Taiwan

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04/08/2022 04:06 GMT : China begins military exercises around Taiwan

China begins military exercises around Taiwan

BBC World Service - Newsday, China begins military exercises around Taiwan

This was in response to a contentious visit there by a senior American politician

This was in response to the contentious visit there by a senior American politician yesterday.

China is beginning a series of military exercises around Taiwan in response to the contentious visit there by a senior American politician yesterday. Taiwan says the air and sea drills, which include live firing in some of the world's busiest waterways, essentially cut off the island from the rest of the world.

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