President Calls Off Military Exercises
From Times Wire Reports
Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian said he had canceled a major live-fire military exercise shortly after China reportedly called off its own massive war games near Taiwan.
The military drills have increased tensions between the two sides, which split during a civil war 55 years ago. Beijing views Taiwan as a renegade province.
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