Taiwan Expands Military Drills

Taiwan expanded its annual military drills this week to practice resisting any attack from its major rival, China. The exercises come amid concerns that relations with China could be strained next year following Taiwan’s election of a new president. Army, navy and air force troops are holding 63 exercises around Taiwan and its outlying islands this week. Government media say the scale of the annual drills, known as Han Kuang, grew this year as defense officials assess possible military...

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