Beijing [China], October 14 (ANI): China launched military exercises around Taiwan on Monday, with planes and ships encircling the self-ruled island, according to Beijing’s Defence Ministry, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. These drills, part of China’s ongoing show of force, mark the fourth round of large-scale military operations in the past two years. The exercise, titled Joint Sword-2024B, is designed to “test the joint operations capabilities of the theatre command’s troops,” the ministry said. According to Captain Li Xi, a spokesperson of the Chinese military’s Eastern Theater Command, …