TAIPEI — A Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, Taipei's defense chief said, a day after Beijing held a live-fire exercise near the self-ruled island.
TAIPEI — A Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, Taipei's defense chief said, a day after Beijing held a live-fire exercise near the self-ruled island.China considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and has ramped up military activity around the island in recent years to pressure Taipei into accepting its claims of sovereignty.
Its involvement in the recent military drills was for 'the purpose of practicing against foreign forces and intimidating Taiwan,' Jiang told Agence France-Presse .Stronger languageBeijing sent a record number of military aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, as well as warships to encircle Taiwan on October 14 in what Beijing said was a 'stern warning to the separatist acts of 'Taiwan Independence' forces.
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