Taiwan holds military drill after China repeats threats


Taiwan's military conducts artillery live-fire drills at Fangshan township in Pingtung, southern Taiwan. - AP

TAIPEI (AFP): Taiwan's army held another live-fire drill Thursday (Aug 11) after Beijing ended its largest-ever military exercises around the island, as it repeated threats to bring the self-ruled democracy under its control.

Beijing has raged at a trip to Taiwan last week by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- the highest-ranking elected American official to visit in decades -- staging days of air and sea drills around the island that raised tensions to their highest level in years.

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