Massive Chinese Naval Drill Held in South China Sea. China to Stage Live-Fire Drills in Warning to Taiwan After Biggest Naval Parade in Country’s History

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• China announces surprise live-fire Taiwan Strait drills after massive navy parade
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  Beijing springs announcement of exercises ‘in message to Taipei and show of support to Russia’
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  Beijing announced suddenly on Thursday that it would hold live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait next week, revealing the decision just hours after staging the biggest naval parade in the country’s history.
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  Military observers said the drills sent a message to Taipei and were also a show of support for Russia to put pressure on the United States.
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  Chinese navy stages double show of strength as US strike group drills in disputed South China Sea 
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  Macau-based military expert Antony Wong Dong said military conflict between the US and Russia in Syria could “break out at any time” and the drill in the Taiwan Strait was meant to be a show of support to China’s strategic partner Russia, diverting attention from the crisis in Syria after US President Donald Trump threatened a strike against Syrian forces.
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  “It’s very likely that as Russia’s strategic partner, China [is using its] navy to show its political support to Russia at such a sensitive moment,” Wong said.
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