China holds military drills in Taiwan Strait

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 09, 2023 12:40 am

(UPDATE) CHINA launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a 'stern warning' to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its leader and a ranking US official.

STERN WARNING A People’s Liberation Army Navy tugboat sails in the Taiwan Strait, past tourists on Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, in China’s southeast Fujian province, on Friday, April 7, 2023. China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, April 8, in what it said was a ‘stern warning’ to the self-ruled island government after its leader Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. AFP PHOTO

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