Taiwan claims Chinese military had set up a zone for shooting drills near the island, Taiwan condemns move as provocative and threat to their airspace. Beijing has since refuted these claims, saying these drills formed part of routine and the Taiwan complaints are misled. Beijing staged live-fire drills near the island and deployed a record number of aircraft and warships. On #TheMorningBrief Thulasizwe Simelane was joined by Director of Centre for Africa-China Studies at UJ Professor David Monyae

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