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Taiwan holds drills, says China seeks control of seas

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Wu on Tuesday said that China aims to control the East and South China Seas via the Taiwan Strait, describing a greater ambition to upend the Asian status quo and prevent nations from aiding the self-governing island. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Wu on Tuesday said that China aims to control the East and South China Seas via the Taiwan Strait, describing a greater ambition to upend the Asian status quo and prevent nations from aiding the self-governing island. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Wu on Tuesday said that China aims to control the East and South China Seas via the Taiwan Strait, describing a greater ambition to upend the Asian status quo and prevent nations from aiding the self-governing island. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks during a press conference in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Wu on Tuesday said that China aims to control the East and South China Seas via the Taiwan Strait, describing a greater ambition to upend the Asian status quo and prevent nations from aiding the self-governing island. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP) CORRECTS DATE - Taiwan military conducts artillery drills in Fangshan township, Pingtung, southern Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported that Taiwan's army will conduct live-fire artillery drills in southern Pingtung county on Tuesday and Thursday, in response to the Chinese exercises. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai) Taiwan's military conducts artillery live-fire drills at Fangshan township in Pingtung, southern Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported that Taiwan's army will conduct live-fire artillery drills in southern Pingtung county on Tuesday and Thursday, in response to the Chinese exercises. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)