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China extends threatening military exercises against Taiwan

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, left, speaks with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Monday that his country and Taiwan's relations are grounded in everlasting principles during his twelfth visit to the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, center right, walks with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Monday that his country and Taiwan's relations are grounded in everlasting principles during his twelfth visit to the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, left, exchanges gifts with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Monday that his country and Taiwan's relations are grounded in everlasting principles during his twelfth visit to the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fighter jets of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Gong Yulong/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, aircraft of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Li Bingyu/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an air force pilot from the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) looks as they conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Wang Xinchao/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, left, speaks with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Monday that his country and Taiwan's relations are grounded in everlasting principles during his twelfth visit to the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, center right, walks with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Monday that his country and Taiwan's relations are grounded in everlasting principles during his twelfth visit to the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, left, exchanges gifts with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Monday that his country and Taiwan's relations are grounded in everlasting principles during his twelfth visit to the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fighter jets of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Gong Yulong/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, aircraft of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Li Bingyu/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an air force pilot from the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) looks as they conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Wang Xinchao/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, left, speaks with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Monday that his country and Taiwan's relations are grounded in everlasting principles during his twelfth visit to the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, center right, walks with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Monday that his country and Taiwan's relations are grounded in everlasting principles during his twelfth visit to the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, left, exchanges gifts with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during a visit to the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Monday that his country and Taiwan's relations are grounded in everlasting principles during his twelfth visit to the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fighter jets of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Gong Yulong/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, aircraft of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Li Bingyu/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an air force pilot from the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) looks as they conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Wang Xinchao/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fighter jets of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Gong Yulong/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, aircraft of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Li Bingyu/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an air force pilot from the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) looks as they conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Wang Xinchao/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fighter jets of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Gong Yulong/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, aircraft of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Li Bingyu/Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an air force pilot from the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) looks as they conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. (Wang Xinchao/Xinhua via AP) Tourists pose for photos on a beach along the Taiwan Strait in Pingtan in eastern China's Fujian Province, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Sunday it carried out its fourth consecutive day of military drills in the air and sea around Taiwan in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island, despite international calls to calm the tensions. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Tourists pose for photos on a beach along the Taiwan Strait in Pingtan in eastern China's Fujian Province, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. China said Sunday it carried out its fourth consecutive day of military drills in the air and sea around Taiwan in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island, despite international calls to calm the tensions. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A man uses a magnifying glass to read a newspaper headline reporting on Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducting military exercises, at a stand in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that China should not hold hostage talks on important global matters such as the climate crisis, after Beijing cut off contacts with Washington in retaliation for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan earlier this week. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) In this image made from video and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese military plane flies during a training exercise of the air force corps of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. China conducted "precision missile strikes" Thursday in waters off Taiwan's coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Xinhua via AP) In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Taiwanese naval frigate Lan Yang is seen from the deck of a Chinese military ship during military exercises on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. China is holding drills in waters around Taiwan in response to a recent visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Lin Jian/Xinhua via AP) In this photo provided by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a People's Liberation Army member looks through binoculars during military exercises as Taiwan’s frigate Lan Yang is seen at the rear, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. China is holding drills in waters around Taiwan in response to a recent visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (Lin Jian/Xinhua via AP)
China extends threatening military exercises against Taiwan