Source: Associated Press
“China deployed an aircraft carrier, other ships and warplanes in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands Monday, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that underscores the tense situation in the Taiwan Strait. China’s Defense Ministry said the drills were a response to the Taiwanese president’s refusal to accept Beijing’s demand that self-governed Taiwan [pretend it is] part of the People’s Republic of China under the rule of the Communist Party. The drills came four days after Taiwan celebrated the founding of its government on its National Day, when Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said in a speech that China has no right to represent Taiwan and declared his commitment to ‘resist annexation or encroachment.'” (10/14/24)
https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-military-drills-053fbadaf1125be4adfee7a7e6d1ce79