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Taiwan kicks off annual military drills to counter a potential Chinese attack
['Ap News']
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan kicked off annual military exercises Wednesday aimed at simulating a response to a potential Chinese invasion of the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own.
Urban resilience drills will test the population’s response to a disruption in internet service.
The island’s government is waiting on the U.S. to greenlight a $14 billion arms sale package to Taiwan, which has been held up for months.
U.S. President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress earlier approved a separate, record-breaking $11 billion package.
But after traveling to China in May, Trump described arms sales to Taiwan as a “good negotiating chip” with Beijing and refrained from approving the newest arms sales package to Taiwan.