Chinese military drills around Taiwan have ended: state media

China launched the exercises three days after Lai Ching-te became Taiwan’s President. - Reuters

BEIJING: China has announced the end of two days of military drills around Taiwan that it called a test of its ability to seize the self-ruled island.

The drills were launched three days after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te took office and made an inauguration speech that China denounced as a "confession of independence".