China launches military drills around Taiwan

Fighter jets have been spotted taking off from a Taiwan air base as China begins three days of military drills in response to President Tsai's meeting with U.S. Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Chinese army's Eastern Theater Command issued a statement describing the drills as sending a "serious warning" about combat readiness just one day after the Taiwanese President returned from the United States.

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