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China launched its latest round of war games around Taiwan on Tuesday, saying on Wednesday they were code-named "Strait Thunder-2025" and were a "stern warning" against separatism.
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The Chinese military practiced live-fire strikes in the East China Sea in an escalation of ongoing surprise drills near Taiwan, the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command said in a stateme...
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Taiwan's presidential office condemned China's drills Tuesday, in a statement delivered by spokesperson Karen Kuo: "China, as one of the members in this region, has recently continued to conduct mili...
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Factbox-China's War Games Around Taiwan Over the Years
- China and Taiwan have nearly gone to war several times since 1949. The two sides last joined battle on a large scale in 1958, when Chinese forces bombed the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen and Matsu islands for more than a month, alongside naval and air combat.
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China staged surprise military exercises in the sea and skies around Taiwan on Tuesday in what the People's Liberation Army said was a "stern warning" to the island's "separatist" government and those
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China’s military launches live-fire exercise in escalation of ongoing surprise drills near Taiwan
The Chinese military practiced live-fire strikes in the East China Sea in an escalation of ongoing surprise drills near Taiwan, the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command said in a statement Wednesday.
What to know about China's war games around Taiwan over the years
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China launches drills around Taiwan, calls its president a 'parasite'
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China launches military drills around Taiwan, calls its president a 'parasite'
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China drills around Taiwan continue with code name 'Strait Thunder'
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China holds major war games around Taiwan as U.S. boosts ties with Japan to deter "Chinese military aggression"
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China launches military drills from ‘multiple directions’ around Taiwan, testing US resolve
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China's military on Wednesday launched military exercises code-named "Strait Thunder-2025A" in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait, continuing drills begun the previous day. "The exercises focus on subjects of identification and verification,
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