China Conducts 'Precision Missile Strikes' In Taiwan Strait

The drills were prompted by a defiant visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week.

China conducted "precision missile strikes" Thursday in the Taiwan Strait and in the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades.

China earlier announced that military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments were underway in six zones surrounding Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary.

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