BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese military’s “combat drills” in the Taiwan Strait are necessary to address the current security situation and to safeguard national security, China’s Taiwan affairs office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang said on Wednesday.
China has urged the United States to abide by the One China Principle and properly handle the Taiwan issue, Ma told reporters during a briefing.
(Reporting by Beijing newsroom; writing by Se Young Lee; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)