Taiwan vows no provocation amid military drill

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Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said the island does not seek conflict with China, but criticised Beijing’s military aggression as counterproductive following Taiwan’s annual missile strike drill.

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00:00Taiwan does not seek conflict with China and will not provoke one.

00:05But Beijing's aggressive military posture is counterproductive,

00:09says Vice President Xiao Bi-Kim on Friday.

00:12Her remarks follows an annual military drill preparing for a possible Chinese missile strike.

00:19Xiao said Chinese pressure has intensified in recent years,

00:23but stressed that Taiwan's people are peace-loving.

00:26China's foreign ministry responded by saying Taiwan and the mainland belong to one China,

00:32regardless of what Taiwan says.

00:34On Thursday, sirens wailed across Taipei as residents took part

00:37in mandatory evacuation drills during an air raid exercise.

00:42This year's military drill was Taiwan's biggest ever,

00:45lasting 10 days, twice as long as last year,

00:48and mobilizing 22,000 reservists, up from 14,500.

00:53Though Beijing has never ruled the island,

00:56Taiwan has long prepared for a Chinese attack

00:59as China regularly threatens to use force to take it.

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