China launched military drills around Taiwan, 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. | AFP
by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California.
“The operations are necessary for safeguarding China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Taiwan’s defense ministry on Saturday lashed out against Beijing’s announcement of the drills, saying they threatened regional stability.China was using Tsai’s US visit as an “excuse to conduct military exercises, which has seriously undermined peace, stability and security in the region”, the ministry said.Last August, China deployed warships, missiles and fighter jets around Taiwan in its largest show of force in years, following a trip to the island by McCarthy’s predecessor, Nancy Pelosi.
There were no immediate signs of heightened military activity on Pingtan, a southwestern Chinese island that is the closest point on the mainland to Taiwan. Tsai returned to Taiwan on Friday after visiting her island’s dwindling band of official diplomatic allies in Latin America, with two US stopovers that included meetings with McCarthy and other lawmakers.
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