China simulates attacks on ports and energy facilities in maneuvers near Taiwan

The Chinese army on Wednesday rehearsed attacks on ports and energy sites in its maneuvers with "real fire" around Taiwan, an autonomous government island that Beijing claims as its own.

The unexpected deployment initiated on the eve was weeks after President Taiwanés, Lai Ching-Te, calls China of "Hostile Foreign Force."

The United States, the main weapons supplier of Taiwan, criticized the maneuvers as "intimidation tactics" and warned that they only serve "to exacerbate tensions and jeopardize...
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