Taiwanese officials say China could launch military drills this week. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TAIPEI - Any Chinese military action in response to the stopovers in the US by Taiwan Vice-President William Lai would be an attempt by Beijing to interfere in the island’s elections, Mr Lai said during a trip to Paraguay.as a pretext to intimidate voters ahead of an election in 2024 and make them “fear war”.Mr Lai has previously described himself as a “practical worker for Taiwan independence”. He is the front runner to be the next president at elections in January.
In April, China held war games around Taiwan after President Tsai Ing-wen returned from California, where she met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on her way back from Central America. China considers Taiwan to be its most sensitive and important political and diplomatic issue, and it is a constant source of Sino-US friction.
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