China Is Conducting Live Fire Military Drills In The Taiwan Strait
China earlier announced that military drills were being conducted by its navy, air force and other units in six zones around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to annex by force if necessary. The drills were prompted by a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week and are intended to publicize China’s threat to attack the self-ruled island. Along with its moves to isolate Taiwan diplomatically, China has long threatened military retaliation for the island’s moves to establish de facto independence with the support of key allies, including the US....