FILE - Helicopters fly over with Taiwan national flag during an inauguration celebration of Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 20, 2024. China's military held exercises surrounding Taiwan on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in what it called punishment for separatist forces seeking independence on the self-governed island where a new president took office this week. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)