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fullscreenShips in the Taiwan Strait. Photo: Ng Han Guan/AP/TT
Taiwan accuses China’s military of simulating an attack on the country’s main island.
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier this week during a tour of Asia. During the week, China deployed warplanes and warships in large exercises near Taiwan where live ammunition was also used. The mobilization is being described as a response to Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which China considers its own territory.
Taiwan’s military said in a statement that it observed several Chinese aircraft and ships in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, and said it believed they were simulating an attack on the main island.