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Taiwan military holds an anti-takeover exercise at the island's main international airport as part of its week-long Han Kuang exercise to boost its defense capabilities against China, a first to be held at the airport. IMAGES
President Joe Biden said Tuesday the United States would defend Taiwan militarily if Beijing invaded the self-ruled island. "That's the commitment we made," he said when asked if the US would intervene militarily against a Chinese attempt to forcibly take control of Taiwan. "We agreed with the One China policy, we signed on to it... but the idea that it can be taken by force is just not appropriate". SOUNDBITE
As Typhoon Haikui hit Taiwan Sunday, a section of Route 11 highway near Changbin along the Taitung coast collapsed. Wind and rain lashed the mountainous county in lesser-populated eastern Taiwan. IMAGES
The White House accuses China of an increasing level of "aggressiveness" after military maneuvers led to two near collisions with US forces. "We're prepared to address it," National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby tells reporters during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
Projectiles are seen firing upwards in the Taiwan Strait (6"-25"), as Beijing's military announced "long-range live ammunition firing" in the area. The drills are China's largest ever encircling Taiwan and kicked off Thursday, in a show of force after a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. IMAGES
Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest points to Taiwan, in Fujian province on Thursday. It comes ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island. IMAGES
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