Taiwan dispatches forces to areas around island after China starts ‘punishment’ drills

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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.The Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army said it had started joint military drills, involving the army, navy, air force and rocket force, in areas around Taiwan at 7.45am.

A senior Taiwan official, speaking anonymously given the sensitivity of the matter, told Reuters that the drills are part of a scenario Taiwan had anticipated and that the island’s government has a “comprehensive grasp” of Chinese military movements. “This is also a strong punishment for the separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces and a stern warning against the interference and provocation by external forces,” the command added.

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