China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, began three days of military exercises around the island on Saturday, the day after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a brief visit to the United States.
China begins a three-day air and sea military exercise and patrol around Taiwan, following a meeting between the island's leader Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California earlier this week.
China conducted combat exercises in waters and airspace around Taiwan on Jan 8, according to the country's military, with the self-ruled democratic island saying the following day that four Chinese warships and 57 military aircraft were detected.
China conducted combat exercises in waters and airspace around Taiwan on Jan 8, according to the country's military, with the self-ruled democratic island saying the following day that four Chinese warships and 57 military aircraft were detected.