Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“China has launched a new round of military exercises around Taiwan in its latest ‘warning’ to the island’s democratic government. The Chinese military said on Tuesday that the drills served as a ‘powerful deterrent’ to ‘separatist forces’ advocating Taiwanese independence. … China [pretends] Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy, [is] part of its territory and has pledged to take control of the island by force if necessary.” (04/01/25)