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Taiwan military drills
May 16, 2013
9:35 am
Taiwanese military ships are participating in military drills in the waters that separate Taiwan from the Philippines as tensions between the two nations escalate over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman. Two frigates, one destroyer and other coast guard vessels have taken part in the drill in the Bashi channel near where a 65-year-old Taiwanese fisherman was shot and killed by the Philippines Coast Guard last week.
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