China military incursions inch closer to Taiwan, sources say

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Open this photo in gallery: A Chinese Coast Guard ship sailing into the Kinmen waters, in this handout picture taken on May 6 and released on May 7 by the Taiwan Coast Guard.HANDOUT/Getty Images China’s military has sailed and flown closer to Taiwan in recent weeks than it has before, and staged mock attacks on foreign vessels ahead of the inauguration of the island’s next president on Monday, according to Taiwanese government reports. Taiwan will inaugurate its new president, Lai Ching-te, as Beijing ramps up military and political pressure to assert its sovereignty over democratically governed Taiwan - a claim...