China stages combat patrols after warning Taiwan about US speaker meeting

Nine Chinese aircrafts crossed at points in the north, centre and south of the strait’s median line, which used to serve as an unofficial buffer between the two sides, Taiwanese defense minstry said.

Nine Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line on Friday carrying out combat readiness patrols, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, days after Beijing threatened retaliation if President Tsai Ing-wen meets US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.