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China Launches New Military Drills, Threatens to Continue Crossing Median Line of Taiwan Strait

China Launches New Military Drills, Threatens to Continue Crossing Median Line of Taiwan Strait
An air force aircraft under the Eastern Theater Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) gets refueled mid-air during military exercises in the waters around Taiwan, in this screengrab from an Aug. 4 video released on Aug. 5, 2022. Eastern Theater Command/Handout via Reuters
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced a new round of invasive military drills around Taiwan on Aug. 8, in a further challenge to the island’s sea and air space.

The statement follows just one day after the scheduled end of the CCP’s largest military exercises around the island, ostensibly begun in protest against last week’s visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a former national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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