Author: CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press, JOHNSON LAI Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 02/04/2025 | 07:15:30
AI Summary:
Strait Thunder-2025A drills were held Wednesday morning in the middle and southern areas of the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan’s military said it was closely monitoring the drills but there was nothing unusual on the island of 23 million people that China claims as its own territory. China’s Shandong aircraft carrier group also entered into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. Taiwan maintains a series of alliances in the region, provides Taiwan with high-tech arms and is legally bound to respond to threats to the island. “China’s aggressive military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan only serve to exacerbate tensions,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement. Taiwan has set up a central response group to monitor the latest exercises, according to Taiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo.
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