China on Friday condemned Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercises as a “wasteful charade”, accusing Taipei of stoking fears of war as the island conducts 10 days of drills simulating a potential Chinese attack. The comments were China’s first official response since the exercises began last week. Taiwan, a democratically governed island that rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims, launched the drills as Chinese military activity around the island continues to increase. Taiwan Simulates Chinese Attack The Han Kuang exercises are designed to prepare Taiwan’s armed forces and civilian infrastructure for a range of scenarios involving a potential Chinese assault. This year’s...