China carried out military exercises around Taiwan on Friday as a delegation of US lawmakers reached the island for a visit that Beijing termed a "deliberate provocative action." The Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command said it sent destroyers, frigates, bombers and fighter jets for drills "in the East China Sea and waters and airspace surrounding Taiwan." "The misbehavior and tricks of the US side are very dangerous and will only end in vain; playing with fire will only get oneself burnt," it said in a statement. China's Defense Ministry said the drills are "necessary action taken in light of the…
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