TAIPEI—A Chinese naval flotilla led by the country’s first aircraft carrier passed by the eastern and southern coasts of Taiwan on April 12 to carry out drills, the island’s defense ministry said, in the latest uptick in military tensions.
Democratically-ruled Taiwan, claimed by China as its sacred territory, has complained of an increased Chinese military presence near the island in the past few weeks, and has told China it should be concentrating on fighting the new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus rather than menacing the island.
