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China deployed scores of planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the Taiwan Strait, a day after U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a solidarity trip to the self-ruled island.
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China launches military drills in seas and skies around Taiwan
The Rocket Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts conventional missile tests into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan, from an undisclosed location in an image released on August 4, 2022.
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft flies over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
The Ground Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts a long-range live-fire drill into the Taiwan Strait, from an image released on August 4, 2022. Eastern Theatre Command/via REUTERS
An Air Force aircraft under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) gets refuelled mid-air during military exercises in the waters around Taiwan, in this screengrab from a August 4, 2022 video.
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft flies over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft flies over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A woman looks at a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft flying over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
The Ground Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts a long-range live-fire drill into the Taiwan Strait, from an undisclosed location in this image released on August 4, 2022.
An Air Force aircraft under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) takes off for military exercises in the waters around Taiwan, from an undisclosed location, August 4, 2022. Eastern Theatre Command/via REUTERS
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircrafts fly over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
The Rocket Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts conventional missile tests into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan, from an undisclosed location on August 4, 2022.
An Air Force aircraft under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) takes part in military exercises in the waters around Taiwan, August 4, 2022. Eastern Theatre Command/ via REUTERS
The Rocket Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts conventional missile tests into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan, from an undisclosed location, August 4, 2022.
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft flies over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
The Ground Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts a long-range live-fire drill into the Taiwan Strait, from an undisclosed location, August 4, 2022. Eastern Theatre Command/via REUTERS
A China Coast Guard vessel travels in the waters off the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
The Rocket Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts conventional missile tests into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan, from an undisclosed location, August 4, 2022.
The Rocket Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts conventional missile tests into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan, from an undisclosed location, August 4, 2022.
The Rocket Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducts conventional missile tests into the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan, from an undisclosed location in this August 4, 2022 image.
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft carrying missiles flies over the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China, August 5, 2022.