Taiwan denounces Chinese air force patrols encircling the island
(WorldNews Politics)

Taiwan is confident of its defences and responded quickly to Chinese air force “island encirclement� drills this week, the self-ruled island’s government said, denouncing the rise in the mainland’s military deployments as irresponsible. Beijing considers self-ruled and democratic Taiwan to be its sacred territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring what it views as a wayward province under Chinese control. Tensions have risen in recent days after a senior......