China has begun three days of military exercises around Taiwan to express anger at Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with the speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
Taiwan's Defence Ministry said 71 Chinese aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers, and nine ships had crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line by 4pm Saturday (local time), following China's announcement it would hold "combat readiness patrols" to the north, south and east of the island.
