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China, Taiwan butt heads as Chinese warships sail through disputed waters

By REUTERS

DECEMBER 28, 2016 05:47

TAIPEI - China's sole aircraft carrier has arrived at a naval base on the southern Chinese province of Hainan, a senior Taiwanese military officer said on Wednesday, after drills that took it around self-ruled Taiwan, an island China claims as its own.

Taiwan warned on Tuesday that "the threat of our enemies is growing day by day", as Chinese warships led by the carrier sailed towards Hainan through the disputed South China Sea.

The Chinese drill comes amid renewed tension over Taiwan, which China says is ineligible for state-to-state relations, following US President-elect Donald Trump's telephone call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen that upset Beijing.

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