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Beijing: As tension escalated between the two countries, China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, calling it a “stern warning” to the self-ruled island’s government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker. The three-day operation dubbed ‘United Sharp Sword’, which state media said includes rehearsing an encirclement of Taiwan — will run until Monday, the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command said in a statement. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen immediately denounced the drills, pledging to work with “the US and other like-minded countries” in the face of “continued authoritarian expansionism”. China’s most recent and...
