TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan is tracking Chinese activities for any early warning signs but cannot answer hypothetical questions about whether there will be a repeat of last year’s war games following Taiwan’s national day, the defence minister said on Friday.

Taiwan, formally called the Republic of China, celebrates its national day next Friday with a keynote speech by President Lai Ching-te. China, which views the island as its own, staged a day of war games around the island last year shortly after that same event in what it said was a warning to “separatist acts”.

Asked about the possibility of a repeat of that this year, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo told reporters at parliament that the armed forces are keeping a watch.

“We will continue to monitor relevant developments in Ch

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