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China is now conducting massive military drills as it surrounded Taiwan in a show of force
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warning the self-governing island against seeking independence from Beijing. The Chinese used Navy, air, ground, and rocket forces as a means to issue a severe warning
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and forceful containment against Taiwan independence. That's according to China's People's Liberation Army
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China claims Taiwan as its own and has long threatened to bring the island nation
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under its control by military force if necessary. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense says it counted 19 Chinese Navy ships in the water around
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the island over a 24-hour period Monday into Tuesday. The exercises come just weeks after a large-scale military drill by Beijing involved a significant
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number of drones and ships near Taiwan. China often sends fighter jets and military vessels to the region to remind Taiwan it claims
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sovereignty over the island nation, despite most people in Taiwan opposing Chinese rule
