Could war break out between China and Taiwan and the US?
The show of force has seen it declare exercises off the island and start live-fire drills.
The training includes live fire exercises and will last until Sunday. Five out of nine missiles launched by China landed near the island of Yonaguri, which is part of Japan's 'exclusive economic zone', the country's defence minister said, adding that he had lodged a protest with Beijing. The aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan and four other warships were sent east of Taiwan in what the US called a routine deployment.The Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 after the communists seized power, ousting the Republic of China – Taiwan's official name – to the island.
Taiwan is a democracy with a strong economy, playing a key role in areas like semiconductor production.
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