Taiwan raises alert as China deploys 90 ships in likely drills

[Bangkok Post] - 12/9/2024

TAIPEI - Taiwan raised its alert level on Monday saying China has set up seven zones of reserved airspace and deployed naval fleets and coast guard boats in what a security source described as the first military drills across a broad swathe of the region's waters.



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