China holds drills in Taiwan Strait, calls for sanctions against US companies

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China held military drills off the coast of Taiwan as tensions rise between Beijing and Washington over US support for the island that China views as a part of its territory.

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The People's Liberation Army announced in a statement Sunday that the military exercises off China's"southeast coast" involved both the navy and the air force, but provided few other details.Both Beijing and Taipei tried to downplay the drills, with the PLA describing the exercises as"a routine arrangement according to annual plans." However, they come amid tension between the Beijing and Washington over a $2.

 

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Since China enabled NoKo to get nukes we should arm Taiwan with nukes... it's only fair.

The way Trump blusters and bullies, it wouldn't take much of an incident to spark a wider conflict. POTUS is a loose cannon who sparks chaos.

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