China calls Taiwan's annual military drills a 'wasteful charade'

🇨🇳 The Straits Times (CN) —
China calls Taiwan's annual military drills a 'wasteful charade'

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China's defense ministry criticized Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military drills, calling them a wasteful charade that raises unnecessary war panic. This marks the Chinese government's first official response to the ongoing 10-day exercises.

BEIJING, Aug 14 - China's defence ministry on Friday dismissed Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military drills as a \"wasteful charade\" that \"stoked war panic\", in the Chinese government's first official comment on the 10 days of war games since they began last week.

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