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Text size China’s defence ministry said Friday that any drills it may hold around Taiwan “are decided by us alone”, as Taipei announced the apparent end of massive military exercises not formally declared by Beijing. Taiwanese authorities said this week that Beijing was holding its biggest maritime drills in years, deploying dozens of warships and…

Text size China on Wednesday blamed “external” forces and “separatists” for stoking instability in the Taiwan Strait, without confirming it is carrying out military drills around the self-ruled island. Taipei has accused Beijing of conducting its biggest maritime drills in years. Dozens of Chinese ships have simulated attacking foreign vessels and disrupting sea routes around…