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China Holds Fresh Drills Around Taiwan, Warns Against ‘Independence’ Bid, US Threatens “Escalation” China’s military has started a new round of war games with ships and aircraft operating near Taiwan. Beijing said that the wargames were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island.The drills come just days after the self-ruled democratic island marked its National Day on Oct 10.The exercises, dubbed Joint Sword-2024B, were taking place in “areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan island”, the Chinese military said on Oct 14. A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) spokesperson added that the drills were “focusing on subjects of sea-air combat-readiness patrol, blockade on key ports and areas.”