Beijing slammed the U.S. for passing a defense spending bill that included provisions for Taiwan.
it detected 47 Chinese aircraft cross the median line of the Taiwan Strait between 6am Sunday and 6am Monday local time.
The Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese Army said in a statement it conducted "joint combat readiness patrols and joint firepower strike drills" around Taiwan in a "resolute response to the current escalation of collusion and provocation from the United States and Taiwan."
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