China announces live-fire drill in Taiwan Strait

Exercise a ‘show of geopolitical support for Russia’ as regional tensions rise

China has announced plans to hold live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait
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China has announced plans to hold live-fire naval drills in the Taiwan Strait next week, as tension in the Pacific continues to rise.

The live-fire drill, scheduled for 18 April, is both “a message to Taipei and a show of geopolitical support for Russia during its time of friction with the United States”, says The South China Morning Post.

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