TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Wednesday (Aug 31) it would exercise its right to self defence and 'counter-attack' if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities near the island. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own against strong objections by the government in Taipei,
TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Wednesday it would exercise its right to self defence and"counter-attack" if Chinese armed forces entered its territory, as Beijing increased military activities near the island.
Taiwanese defence officials said China's"high intensity" military patrols near Taiwan continued and Beijing's intention of making the Taiwan Strait separating the two sides its"inner sea" would become the main source of instability in the region.
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