Taiwan accuses the Chinese army of simulating an attack on its main island during Beijing's massive military exercises that come after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei
Taiwan says it has observed"multiple" Chinese planes and ships operating in the Taiwan Strait, believing them to be simulating an attack on the self-ruled democracy's main island.
Beijing continued on Saturday some of its largest-ever war drills drills around Taiwan — exercises aimed at practising a blockade and ultimate invasion of the island, analysts say. In a bid to show just how close China's forces have been getting to Taiwan's shores, Beijing's military overnight released a video of an air force pilot filming the island's coastline and mountains from his cockpit.
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