U.S. urges China to halt military pressure on Taiwan after naval drill

The United States on Wednesday urged Beijing to end its “military pressure against Taiwan” after China claimed to have conducted naval exercises with an Indonesian warship in waters east of Taiwan.According to the Eastern Theater Command of China’s military, its naval vessel Honghe and the Indonesian Navy frigate KRI I Gusti Ngurah Rai-332 carried out live drills east of Taiwan Wednesday morning, including maritime communications, formation maneuvers, replenishment-at- sea, and a divergence ceremony.Indonesia’s Navy, however, said the frigate was returning home after participating in a multinational exercise in Vladivostok, Russia, and was conducting noncombat “passing exercises” with countries along its route. The US Department of State building in Washington is pictured in an undated pho