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China's Pacific Drills
In early November, China conducted unannounced military drills around Taiwan and in the western Pacific, deploying more than 100 vessels, according to a Taiwanese security official. The exercises included simulated attacks on military forces and cities. Officials in Taipei described them as “silent intimidation” aimed at pressuring the island and other governments ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen. Keeping the drills unannounced allows Beijing to apply military pressure while avoiding a sharp diplomatic backlash, according to a foreign intelligence source.
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