China's military conducted 'live-fire' drills, targeting key ports and energy sites as part of exercises around Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory. Washington condemned these manoeuvres as intimidation tactics. The drills follow heightened tensions between China and Taiwan, and Beijing's aggressive military activities have raised regional security concerns. Taiwan's military responded with its own rapid exercises.
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