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#FMsays China's recent military drills around the Taiwan island serve as a firm response to a speech made by the region's leader on May 20, and a stern warning to external forces supporting "Taiwan independence", FM spokeswoman Mao Ning said, responding to a US Department of… pic.twitter.com/RSeYkzgnFb

The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) started joint military drills surrounding the island of Taiwan from 7:45 a.m. Thursday. The drills are being conducted in the Taiwan Strait, the north, south and east of Taiwan Island, as well as areas… pic.twitter.com/UFsrYn4Mfu

China is trying to "nibble away" at #Taiwan's space and create a new normal with its military drills and other moves to exert pressure, which is a matter for global concern, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Thursday. www.msn.com/en-sg/news/world/taiwan-says-china-is-nibbling-away-at-its-space-trying-to-create-a-new-normal/ar-BB1nikqA

China said its recent drills surrounding the Taiwan island were aimed to warn "Taiwan independence" separatists and external forces supporting them while urging Washington to stop conniving with the separatists. The drills carried out on Thursday and Friday "serve as a firm… pic.twitter.com/uMJXrQc7lx