BEIJING: China conducted amphibious drills in some of its closest waters to Taiwan as the self-ruled island's president marked one year in office , state broadcaster CCTV said. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, detested by Beijing, vowed on Tuesday (May 21) "to prepare for war to avoid war" and bolster the island's economic resilience. That morning, China sent several "armoured vehicles" into waters off southern Fujian, the eastern Chinese province closest to Taiwan, CCTV said. Footage of the