KEY POINTS Chinese carrier group is holding naval drills near Taiwan ​Taiwan President inspects military revamp China has never denied the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control Chinese navy dismissed Taiwan’s protest over an intimidating drill near its waters and said it would be a regular feature to “safeguard national sovereignty,” but state-run media projected the presence of a carrier group in the South China Sea as a warning to the United States.…

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