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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Yimou Lee and David Brunnstrom

Chinese and Taiwanese warships eye each other as drills due to end

Taiwan Navy ships are seen at the port in Keelung, Taiwan August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jameson Wu

Chinese and Taiwanese warships played high-seas "cat and mouse" on Sunday ahead of the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises launched in reaction to a visit to Taiwan by the U.S. house speaker.

Nancy Pelosi's visit last week to the self-ruled island infuriated China, which responded with test launches of ballistic missiles over the island's capital for the first time and the cutting of communication links with the United States.

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