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A US destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction from Beijing, which said its military had "driven away" the ship after it illegally entered territorial waters.

China has doubled down on its Taiwan position, with a senior diplomat and military chief delivering separate warnings to the United States not to stir up tensions over the self-ruled island. The comments coincided with a visit to Taipei by a US senator.

Shinzo Abe, who was killed at a campaign rally in western Japan on Friday, was the nation's longest-serving prime minister and was born into a prominent political family. In order to achieve energy independence, European countries Greece and Bulgaria have opened a long-awaited natural gas pipeline. Click on headlines to read more: Shinzo Abe: A timeline of the career of the assassinated former Japanese PM

Militaries around the world conduct simulations and war games to hone their war-fighting capabilities, ensure operational readiness and improve logistics. At times, the names allotted to the war games are designed to indicate intent to an adversary. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA)

Congress has been vehemently protesting against the new military recruitment scheme which was launched earlier this month. The party is demanding from the government to rollback the scheme and described it as anti-national security and anti-youth.

The US Navy reportedly sent a warship to the South China Sea on Saturday, only one day after a US spy plane provocatively flew over the Taiwan Straits under the close monitoring of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). Chinese experts said on Sunday that the US vessel might also stir up troubles in the South China Sea or the Taiwan Straits, yet the PLA would be ready to deal with any aggressions it could make.

China's military said on Saturday that the recent fly through of a U.S. maritime plane through the Taiwan Strait deliberately disrupted the regional situation and endangered peace and stability.

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Three major exercises have been carried out in the past month as the U.S. reaffirms its commitments to Taiwan

Three major exercises have been carried out in past month as U.S. reaffirms its commitments to Taiwan.