China conducted Sunday combat exercises in waters and airspace around Taiwan, according to the country's military, with the self-ruled democratic island saying the following day that four Chinese warships and 57 military aircraft were detected.The major drills focused on land strikes and sea assaults follow similar large-scale exercises near Taiwan in late December.They were aimed at resolutely countering "the collusive and provocative acts of the external forces and the 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces," said Army Senior Col. Shi Yi, the spokesman for the People's Liberation Army Ea…READ FULL ARTICLE
