China announces military drills in Taiwan Strait
By DW
03 August 2022 |
1:44 pm
China said it was holding live-fire military exercises off its coast opposite Taiwan, amid rising tensions with the US over a possible trip to the self-governing island by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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