ANALYSIS/Live-fire drills show China's displeasure over U.S., Canada transit: Experts
10/22/2024 04:43 PM
People's Liberation Army (PLA) live-fire drills on Tuesday off Niushan Island off China's southeastern shore aimed to vent Beijing's displeasure over the passage of U.S. and Canadian warships through the Taiwan Strait two days earlier, experts said.
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