News Snapshot:
China sent fighter jets, naval ships and an aircraft carrier near Taiwan on Monday in the final day of military exercises choreographed to raise pressure on the island while stopping short of an escalation that could set off a conflict. China has said the three days of drills were retaliation against a visit by President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan to the United States last week and her meeting with Kevin McCarthy, the speaker of the House of Representatives. Beijing claims Taiwan, a self-governed democracy, as its territory, and opposes such exchanges with the island’s leaders. China has also seized the...
