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China Makes Aggressive Military Maneuver Hours Before Biden-Xi Call

A Chinese warship passed through the Taiwan Strait hours before the scheduled Friday morning call between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense confirmed the passage of the Chinese vessel, Reuters reported.

The news agency quoted a “source with direct knowledge of the matter” as saying the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong had sailed through the sensitive waters somewhere near the Taiwanese island of Kinmen, right across the sea from the Chinese city of Xiamen.

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