China stages drills, citing U.S.-Taiwan provocation

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"We will take all necessary steps to defend sovereignty, territorial integrity," the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army said in a statement, without giving more details

Staff Writer, Reuters News

December 25, 2022

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BEIJING - China's military said it conducted drills in the sea and airspace near Taiwan on Sunday in response to an unspecified U.S.-Taiwanese provocation.

"We will take all necessary steps to defend sovereignty, territorial integrity," the Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army said in a statement, without giving more details.

(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne) )

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