China sent warships and aircraft near Taiwan for a second day on Friday, Taipei said, after President Tsai Ing-wen angered Beijing by meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. | AFP
Beijing had repeatedly warned against the meeting and issued another strong rebuke on Thursday.
Last August, China deployed warships, missiles and fighter jets into the waters and skies around Taiwan for its largest show of force in years following a trip to the island by McCarthy’s predecessor Nancy Pelosi. Premier Chen Chien-jen said on Friday that Taiwan’s defence and security agencies were keeping a close eye on developments, and asked “the public to rest assured”.
“We remain committed to maintaining open channels of communication so as to prevent the risk of any kind of miscalculation,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.
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