A Chinese military ship was seen conducting live-fire drills near Pingtan Island, China's closest point to Taiwan
Taiwan president: China's actions caused instabilityChina officially ended three days of drills on Monday
China, which warned the U.S. not to allow Tsai to visit or meet McCarthy, claims Taiwan as its own and has never renounced the use of force to bring the democratically governed island under Beijing's control. Taiwan's government strongly disputes China's claims. Taiwan's defence ministry said it had spotted nine Chinese ships and 26 aircraft, including J-16 and Su-30 fighters, carrying out combat readiness patrols around the island late Tuesday morning.
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