BEIJING — China's military started its second day of war games around Taiwan on May 24, with drills to test its ability to 'seize power' and control key areas, exercises it has said were launched to punish Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te.
The two days of drills in the Taiwan Strait started just three days after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te took office.BEIJING — China's military started its second day of war games around Taiwan on May 24, with drills to test its ability to "seize power" and control key areas, exercises it has said were launched to punish Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te.
The Eastern Theatre Command of the People's Liberation Army said in a brief statement that its forces on May 23 continued with their drills, dubbed "Joint Sword - 2024A". In a May 24 commentary, the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party, the People's Daily, said it was a shared belief among Chinese people that the territory of the nation cannot be divided, the country cannot be thrown into chaos and its people cannot be separated.
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