US lawmakers meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen; China conducts military patrols


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Five US lawmakers met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday on a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm America's "rock-solid" support for the self-governing island that is claimed by China. The visit came as tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their highest level in decades. Taiwan has been self-ruled since the two sides split during a civil war in 1949, but China considers the island part of its own territory. China was quick to condemn the trip and later announced that its military conducted air and naval readiness patrols on Friday in the direction of the Taiwan...