Flights, ships rerouted to avoid Chinese military drills

As a result of the live-fire drills around Taiwan being conducted by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), a total of 74 passenger flights and 35 ships took alternative routes in and out of the nation Thursday from noon until 4 p.m., according to Taiwan's transportation authorities.

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