A Taiwan navy S70 helicopter takes off from the stern of a Perry-class frigate during a naval exercise off Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Chiang Ying-ying/Associated Press)HUALIEN, Taiwan — Taiwan’s navy held a major live-fire exercise Wednesday off the island’s east coast in an area increasingly threatened by Chinese ships and planes. China has boosted its military threat against Taiwan, with President Xi Jinping saying this year that Beijing would not rule out using force. “We will conduct military exercises regularly at the location where we think the war could be possibly happening,” navy Capt. “The waters off Taiwan’s eastern coast are the important area where we need to conduct military drills often.

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2019 06:59 UTC