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A furious Beijing launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan on Thursday, sending heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks in a response to “separatist acts” as state media denounced the newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te. The Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held joint military drills involving the army, navy, air force and rocket force, with Beijing sending out dozens of fighter jets carrying live missiles, according to state media....

President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday vowed to defend Taiwan’s freedom while preserving peace in the region, as Beijing began two days of drills around Taiwan as “punishment” for “separatist acts.” As of 2pm, China had dispatched 15 combat ships, 16 coast guard ships, and 42 fighter jets and early warning aircraft during the first day of its “Joint Sword-2024A” exercises around Taiwan, the Ministry of National Defense told a news conference. The exercises were launched by China’s People’s...

China has launched two days of large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan in what it called “punishment” for so-called “separatist acts,” days after the self-ruling island swore in a new democratically elected leader who called on Beijing to cease its intimidation tactics. As part of the drills, dozens of Chinese fighter jets carrying live ammunition conducted mock strikes against “high-value military targets” of the “enemy” alongside destroyers, frigates and missile...