News Snapshot:
China announced new military drills near Taiwan on Monday, as the territory’s president met a delegation of US lawmakers weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit enraged Beijing. Ms Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan prompted about two weeks of Chinese military exercises near the island. The drills included firing missiles into the Taiwan Strait and sending warplanes and ships across the midline. The US has said China used Ms Pelosi’s visit as a pretext to launch the threatening military drills. Beijing responded by saying the visit undermined a US pledge not to formally recognise the government of Taiwan, which China claims...
