China has announced that it will conduct large-scale military exercises close to the Taiwan Strait, amid rising tensions over the sale of US$2.2 billion (£1.7bn) worth of tanks, missiles and related equipment from the United States to Taiwan. Above, a large-scale naval drill held in April 2018 near Taiwan in the disputed South China Sea
CNN: China holds drills in Taiwan Strait, calls for sanctions against US companies
China held military drills off the coast of Taiwan as tensions rise between Beijing and Washington over US support for the island that China views as a part of its territory.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) announced in a statement Sunday that the military exercises off China's "southeast coast" involved both the navy and the air force, but provided few other details.
Both Beijing and Taipei tried to downplay the drills, with the PLA describing the exercises as "a routine arrangement according to (our) annual plans."
However, they come amid tension between the Beijing and Washington over a $2.2 billion US arms sale to Taiwan, and also coincide with a trip by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to the United States as she prepares to shore up support among the island's allies in the Caribbean.
On Friday, China threatened to impose sanctions against any US companies who sold weapons to Taiwan.
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