Taiwan Drills Mark Turning Point With Aquino Over Sea Death

Taiwan held military exercises off its southern coast and told people to avoid traveling to the Philippines in what Premier Jiang Yi-huah called a “turning point” in relations with the Southeast Asian nation.

The Philippines violated international law when a patrol boat crew shot and killed a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters on May 9 and its response has been “inappropriate,” Jiang said in a statement today. Taiwan has rejected Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s attempts to apologize on behalf of his nation.