China Calls Military Activity Near Taiwan a Response to US
Peoples Liberation Army Air Force perform during an Airshow China presentation in Zhuhai, China.
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China held what it said were new “military exercises” around Taiwan, linking them to recent US moves backing the self-ruled archipelago and the actions of what it called independence forces.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Monday the People’s Liberation Army was making “a resolute response to foreign connivance” and “a serious warning to Taiwan separatist forces.”