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China held military drillHIGH ALTITUDE: A local military commentator said the drill, said to target US aircraft carriers, posed no danger since radar could detect a Chinese assaultDPA , TAIPEI Wednesday, Apr 13, 2005,Page 4 China reportedly held an anti-aircraft-carrier drill last month to prepare for blocking US assistance to Taiwan in the event of a cross-strait war, but a Taiwanese military expert yesterday said the drill would not pose a major threat to US aircraft carriers. "In this drill, Chinese warplanes can only descend to 100m above the water's surface, so they can still be easily detected by US...