China ends war games, Taiwan details warplane, warship surge
TAIPEI -China ended two days of war games around Taiwan in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, exercises that Taiwan condemned as"blatant provocation" on Saturday, detailing a surge of Chinese warplanes and warships.
Lai has repeatedly offered talks with China but been rebuffed. He says only Taiwan's people can decide their future, and rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims. Taiwan's government has condemned the drills, saying it will not be cowed by Chinese pressure. On Friday it published footage taken by Taiwanese air force planes of a Chinese J-16 fighter and an H-6 but did not say exactly where it was taken.
The Chinese military's Eastern Theatre Command, whose forces carried out the drills, released a video on its social media accounts on Saturday called"A six-word rhyme on smashing independence", set to stirring martial music. However, senior Taiwan lawmaker Wang Ting-yu from Lai's Democratic Progressive Party said the latest drills appeared to be more about China making a noise than upping the ante, given it had to respond to Lai's speech.
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