Tag: deterrence

  • Taiwan says live fire China drills may be part of a ‘deterrence’

    Taiwan says live fire China drills may be part of a ‘deterrence’

    TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s defense ministry said Tuesday that live-fire Chinese drills in a province facing the island are routine annual exercises but also possibly part of China’s “deterrence effect” in the waters of the Taiwan Strait. China’s Maritime Safety Administration, in a notice late Monday, said an area around Niushan island in Fujian province would be closed…