TAIPEI: Taiwan is on alert for China to carry out military exercises after the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te this month, the island's top security official said on Wed
China 's aircraft carrier Liaoning takes part in a military drill of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. this month, the island's top security official said on Wednesday , noting that Beijing usually begins such drills in June.
Speaking to reporters at parliament, Taiwan National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai Ming-yen said maintaining stability in the Taiwan Strait was in the interests of everyone in the international community, including China. China's defence ministry did not answer calls seeking comment outside of office hours on Wednesday, the start of the Labour Day holiday.In 2022, China carried out major war games near Taiwan after a visit to Taipei by then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and again last year after President Tsai met then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on a stopover in California.
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