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 president and the U.S. House speaker.
Dubbed"United Sharp Sword", the three-day operation will run until Monday, the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said in a statement.
The drills come after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. "The operations are necessary for safeguarding China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity." Last August, China deployed warships, missiles and fighter jets around Taiwan in its largest show of force in years, following a trip to the island by McCarthy's predecessor, Nancy Pelosi.
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