Chinese jets fly sorties over Taiwan strait in show of force as US delegation departs ( www.theguardian.com )
Taiwan has reported that a dozen Chinese warplanes flew sorties close to the island on Saturday, in a sudden surge of military activity just hours after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, left Beijing following talks with President Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials.
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