Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. China holds military drills in Taiwan Strait CHINA launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its leader and a ranking US official. Dubbed "United Sharp Sword," the three-day operation will run until Monday, the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command said in a statement. Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen immediately denounced the drills, pledging to work with "the US and other like-minded countries" in the face of "continued...