News Snapshot:
66 planes and 14 Chinese warships were spotted in and around the Taiwan Strait on Sunday as Beijing launched military drills on an unprecedented scale around the island on Thursday. China ended its major military maneuvers around Taiwan on Sunday, in response to the visit to the island by US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. The latter has sparked the ire of the Chinese authorities, further damaging the already bleak relations between Beijing and Washington. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said it detected 66 Chinese air force planes as of Sunday, as well as 14 Chinese warships operating in...
