Taiwan deploys forces, accuses China of causing "high degree of danger" with military drills off its coast
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Taipei — Taiwan sent forces on Wednesday in response to China's "live-fire" drills off the self-ruled island, Taipei's defense ministry said, condemning the exercises as dangerous. China deployed 32 aircraft near Taiwan as part of a joint combat drill with Chinese warships and announced "live-fire exercises" in an area about 40 nautical miles off the democratically governed island's south, the ministry said in a statement.
Taiwan's military responded by sending sea, air and land forces to "monitor, alert and respond appropriately," the statement said.
China's People's Liberation Army "has blatantly violated international norms by unilaterally designating a drill zone 40 NM off the coast of Kaohsiung and Pingtung, claiming to conduct live-fire exercises without prior warning," the ministry said. "This move not only caused a high degree of danger to the safety of international flights and vessels at sea, but is also a blatant provocation to regional security and stability."
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