TAIPEI — Taiwan reported a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing to the island's south on Sunday, as China's military put out a video saying it was 'prepared for battle' amid concerns in Taipei about the possibility of a new round of Chinese war games.
TAIPEI — Taiwan reported a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing to the island's south on Sunday, as China's military put out a video saying it was 'prepared for battle' amid concerns in Taipei about the possibility of a new round of Chinese war games.China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, detests its president Lai Ching-te as a 'separatist,' and the Chinese military routinely operates around the island.
'It showed fighter jets and warships operating together, mobile missile launchers being moved into place and amphibious assault vehicles, with a small map of Taiwan included in one of the Chinese characters that make up the video's title.China has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control.China's defense ministry did not answer calls outside of office hours on Sunday.China's Taiwan Affairs Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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