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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 president and the US House speaker

China hit back over Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s visits to the United States by announcing live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait and leveling largely symbolic sanctions on the venue

Dozens of PRC aircraft and warships headed for Taiwan. China begins military exercises around it after a meeting between the president of the American | The Eastern Herald

The statement was released by the local maritime authority

China launches three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command announced on Saturday morning that it has started encircling the island of Taiwan from four directions with combat alert patrols and joint exercises, which are scheduled to last from April 8 to 10. Experts have stated that this move marks a powerful response to the recent meeting between Taiwan regional leader Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, in addition to sanctions.

China will hold live-fire drills off the coast of eastern Fujian province between 7 am and 8 pm on Monday, the local maritime authority said.

Chinese tourists on an island near Taiwan sunned themselves and snapped seaside selfies on Saturday, unaware -- or at least unbothered -- by Beijing's launch of major military drills in the strait beyond.…

The drills come shortly after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California

As China launches three days of military drills around Taiwan, AFP looks at the history of relations between the self-ruled island and Beijing: ...