25-07-2015
Taiwan said on Friday it had filed a protest with China over a military exercise it slammed for portraying the island as a target, despite improved ties between the two former bitter rivals.
Chinese state channel CCTV broadcast a video clip earlier this month showing fully armed soldiers of the People's Liberation Army running towards a red building with a silhouette similar to that of Taiwan's Presidential Office.
The footage has sparked a backlash from the island's media and politicians because of the similarities to the building in the heart of the capital Taipei.
It came against growing public concern over China's growing influence on Taiwan under the current Beijing-friendly Kuomintang leadership.
"Through the contact mechanism, we've lodged a solemn protest," Wu Mei-hung, spokeswoman for Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, told AFP.
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