As the high-level U.S. delegation sent a message of support for Taiwan during a visit on April 15, the Chinese regime said it conducted military drills around the island, reinforcing its threat to use force to bring Taiwan under control.
Led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the six-member bipartisan group met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in her office in Taipei on Friday morning.
The Chinese military sent frigates, bombers, fighter jets, and other forces to the East China Sea and regions around Taiwan, Shi Yilu, spokesperson for the Peopleâs Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command, said, according to Chinaâs state broadcaster.
The air and naval drills were in response to the ârecent negative actions of the U.S., including the visit of a delegation of lawmakers to Taiwan,â said Zhao Lijian, the spokesperson of the regimeâs foreign ministry…