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Taiwan holds military drill, accuses China of preparing invasion

Taiwanese soldiers fire 155mm howitzers during a live-fire invasion drill in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan.

FENGGANG TOWNSHIP, Taiwan: Taiwan held an artillery drill on Tuesday simulating a defence against an attack as its top diplomat accused Beijing of preparing to invade the island after days of massive Chinese war games.

China launched its largest-ever air and sea exercises around Taiwan last week in a furious response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island in decades.

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