Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai makes a speech at the ruling Democratic Progressive Party annual congress in Taipei, Taiwan July 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang//File Photo TAIPEI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – China is likely to launch military drills next week near Taiwan, using Vice President William Lai’s stopovers in the United States as a pretext to intimidate voters ahead of an election next year and make them "fear war," Taiwanese officials said.

The U.S. transits by Lai, who is the front-runner for Taiwan’s presidential vote in January, have already drawn Beijing’s ire . The United States has described the stopovers as […]

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