FRANCE 24 English Taiwan vows to defend democracy as Chinese threat looms • FRANCE 24 English

Taipei has condemned ‘military intimidations’ from Beijing as China started military drills off the cost of the island nation, simulating a blockade of its main ports. The operation ‘further confirm its nature as an aggressor, making it the greatest destroyer of peace’, said its defence ministry. FRANCE 24’s Philip Turle looks at why these drills are happening now, and what to expect.
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