News Snapshot:
The Taiwan Ministry of Defense announced that 12 planes and 5 Chinese ships were detected around the island today, Sunday, including 5 planes that crossed the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait, while Taipei received the Governor of the US state of Indiana, Eric Holcom. Beijing began conducting exercises near Taiwan earlier this month after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island, which China considers its own, despite strong objections from the Taipei government. Tensions between Washington and Beijing have greatly exacerbated in recent weeks after Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in early August, despite repeated warnings from China. Pelosi's trip...