US Undersecretary of State Keith Krach, walks away after disembarking from a plane upon arrival at an airforce base in Taipei. Taiwan. The second US high level envoy to visit Taiwan in two months began a day of closed-door meetings Friday, as China conducted military drills near the Taiwan Strait after threatening retaliation. - AP
BEIJING/TAIPEI, Sept 18 (Reuters): China began combat drills near the Taiwan Strait on Friday, the same day a senior US official began high-level meetings in Taipei, as tensions rose and Beijing denounced tightening ties between Chinese-claimed Taiwan and the United States.
Beijing has watched with growing alarm the ever-closer relationship between Taipei and Washington, and has stepped up military exercises near the island, including two days of mass air and sea drills last week.
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