China starts new round of war games near Taiwan

Illustration shows Chinese and Taiwanese flags

TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s military started a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces”.

Taiwan’s defence ministry expressed its strong condemnation of China’s “irrational and provocative act”.

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)