Taiwan has hit back at China as the PLA conducted their first combat strike drills of the year around the Taiwan Strait. The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said in a statement that its forces had organised "joint combat readiness patrols and actual combat drills" in the sea and airspace around Taiwan, focused on land strikes and sea assault. Taiwan's Defence Ministry said that 57 warplanes and four ships were sent towards the island nation from China. The drills coincide with the visit of a German delegation to Taipei. Watch this video for more.
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