China conducts combat readiness patrol as US Congressional delegation visits Taiwan
Zee News
Cross-strait tensions have been rising in recent months, with Taiwan complaining about a year or more of repeated missions by China`s air force near the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.
BEIJING/TAIPEI: China`s military said on Tuesday it had conducted a combat readiness patrol in the direction of the Taiwan Strait after its defence ministry condemned a visit to Taiwan by a US Congressional delegation it said had arrived on a military aircraft.
The patrol was aimed at the "seriously wrong" words and actions of "relevant countries" on the Taiwan issue and the activities of pro-independence forces in Taiwan, a Chinese military spokesperson said in a statement.
Cross-strait tensions have been rising in recent months, with Taiwan complaining about a year or more of repeated missions by China`s air force near the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.
