Taiwan launches annual war games as tensions simmer with China

• China has been staging regular military exercises around Taiwan for four years to pressure Taipei into accepting its claim of sovereignty over the island. • The five-day war games will happen alongside the Wan'an civil defense drills, where the streets of major cities are evacuated for half an hour during a simulated Chinese missile attack, and test warning alarms will sound on mobile phones. Taiwan sent navy vessels out to sea and conducted take-off and landing exercises on Monday, July 22, at the start of the annual Han Kuang...