China launches drills around Taiwan in angry response to VP’s US trip

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[1/2] Russian Navy's Udaloy class destroyer No. 564 sails on waters between the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa and Miyako, in this undated but recently taken handout photo released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan and obtained by Reuters on August 18, 2023. Joint Staff Acquire Licensing Rights Read more SHANGHAI/TAIPEI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - China's military began drills around Taiwan on Saturday, saying it was a "serious warning" to separatist forces in an angry and widely expected response to a visit by Vice President William Lai to the United States, drawing condemnation from Taipei....