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Wang's comments came just over an hour after China's military said it conducted "long-range live fire drills in the waters to the north of the Taiwan Island".
From Barron's
They simulate a blockade of key Taiwanese ports including Keelung in the north and Kaohsiung in the south, according to a Chinese military spokesperson and state media.
From Barron's
Chinese vessels operating north of Russia could complicate matters for Moscow, especially if the national interests of the two countries diverge and the current “no-limits partnership” breaks down.
The circumstances around the wreck are "currently being investigated," said police in Ogun state, just north of Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, which throngs with visitors from across the country and diaspora each December.
From Barron's
Its southern boundary runs near Castaic Lake southeast and eastward, ending north of Claremont, where the San Bernardino National Forest’s boundary begins.
From Los Angeles Times
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