China holds military drills off southeastern coast in wake of US approval of Taiwan arms deal
(WorldNews China)

(Tribune News Service) - China´s military carried out air and naval drills off its southeastern coast in `recent days,` the Defense Ministry said in a brief statement Sunday, a move that comes less than a week after the U.S. approved a $2.2 billion arms deal for self-ruled Taiwan. The statement did not give the exact location or timing of the exercises, but it claimed they were `routine arrangements in accordance with annual plans for the military.` China´s southeastern coast faces self-governed and democratic Taiwan, which Beijing views as a renegade province that must be brought back into the fold - by force if necessary....