Taiwan Activates Military as China Commences War Games

par This Is Beirut, 23/05 10:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Fighter jets took off from a Taiwan airbase on Thursday as the self-ruled island dispatched aerial and naval forces in response to China's launch of military drills. Beijing commenced two days of war games, dubbed "Joint Sword-2024A," as a "strong punishment" for Taiwan's "separatist acts." They come after the island swore in new President Lai ...