China is set to launch live-fire naval military exercises in the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, sending a blunt warning to Taipei about seeking greater independence and closer ties with Washington.
The drills — the first such manoeuvres to be held in the sensitive maritime zone since 2015 — are also likely to send a message to the US as frictions between the two navies grow in the western Pacific.
Liu Jieyi, director of China's Office of Taiwan Affairs, said the exercises were “an action to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our motherland”, but few other details were provided.
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