TAIPEI -- China has sent dozens of aircraft and vessels near Taiwan as part of three days of military exercises around the island in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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Chinese navy ships take part in a military drill in the Taiwan Strait, in this image made from video footage made available April 9. © CCTV/AP
TAIPEI -- China has sent dozens of aircraft and vessels near Taiwan as part of three days of military exercises around the island in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.