China rehearses 'sealing off' Taiwan, US deploys destroyer

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 11, 2023 12:56 am

PINGTAN, China: China simulated 'sealing off' Taiwan during a third day of wargames around the self-ruled island on Monday, as the United States deployed a naval destroyer into Beijing-claimed waters in a show of force.

China launched the exercises in response to Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen last week meeting US House speaker Kevin McCarthy, an encounter it had warned would provoke a furious response.

This handout photo from the US Navy taken on November 20, 2021 shows the US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) sailing in the South China Sea. - China simulated sealing off Taiwan during a third day of wargames around the self-ruled island on April 10, 2023, as the United States deployed a naval destroyer into Beijing-claimed waters in a show of force. (Photo by Omar-Kareem Powell / US NAVY / AFP)

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