Taiwan to conduct military drills despite warning from China

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The Taiwanese military will conduct live-fire drills later this month along its coast as it simulates attacks from neighboring China. 

News of the naval exercises comes on the heels of a weekend warning from China’s new defense minister, Dong Jun, who said, “Whoever dares to split Taiwan from China will be crushed to pieces and invite their destruction.” 

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