News Snapshot:
After a visit of US congressmen to Taiwan, China announced military exercises near the island. In a response to an unannounced visit conducted by a delegation of six US congressmen on Thursday, the Chinese military retaliated by conducting a military exercise. In an earlier response, China had opposed official contact between the US and Taiwan. “China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between the US and the Taiwan region. Members of the US Congress should act in consistence with the US government’s one-China policy,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a briefing. Zhao noted that the US “should...
