US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is no longer in Taiwan, but on Thursday China made good on its promise that the island will pay a price for hosting the highest-ranking US official to visit in 25 years.
made good on its promise that the island will pay a price for hosting the highest-ranking US official to visit in 25 years.
Within hours of her departure, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said China sent more than 20 fighter jets across the median line in the Taiwan Strait, the midway point between the mainland and Taiwan that Beijing says it does not recognise but usually respects. "Chinese state media on Thursday outlined a broad range of objectives for the exercises, including strikes on land and sea targets".
But there was little corroboration or firm evidence provided by China to back up the sort of claims posted in theChina's state-run television offered video of fighter jets taking off, ships at sea and missiles on the move, but the dates of when that video was shot could not be verified. And on Wednesday, Taiwan's Maritime and Port Bureau issued three notices, asking vessels to use alternative routes for seven ports around the island.Japan's chief cabinet secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, said the drills posed a threat to his country's security.
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