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EU concerned by Chinese drills around Taiwan, calls for restraint

Customers dine near a giant screen broadcasting news footage of an aircraft taking off from China's Shandong aircraft carrier while taking part in a combat readiness patrol and "Joint Sword" exercises around Taiwan conducted by the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), at a restaurant in Beijing, China April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

The European Union expressed concern on Monday over Chinese military drills around Taiwan, saying the island's status should not be changed by force as any escalation, accident or use of force there would have huge global implications.

China's military carried out aerial and naval blockade drills around Taiwan on Monday, its last scheduled day of exercises, with a Chinese aircraft carrier joining in combat patrols as Taipei reported another surge of warplanes near the island.

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