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Dozens of Chinese military aircraft crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait after China began three days of military exercises around the island. The drills are in retaliation for a meeting between the US House of Representatives speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwan's president. A Chinese amphibious landing ship - capable of transporting troops, craft and vehicles - began live-fire drills in the seas facing the Taiwan Strait on Saturday morning. Taiwan's Defence Ministry said as of 4pm local time (9am in the UK) it spotted 71 Chinese aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers, crossing the median line that...
