NewzTaiwan conducted its first joint military drills featuring attack drones and missiles on Friday. The exercises took place ahead of a scheduled summit next week in the United States between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
China claims the self-governing democracy of Taiwan as its own breakaway province and has not renounced the use of force to bring the island under its control. The fate of Taiwan is expected to be a key topic during the upcoming leaders' summit.
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