BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air force has conducted more "island encirclement patrols" near Taiwan, its military said on Tuesday, after a senior Chinese diplomat threatened that China would invade the self-ruled island if any U.S. warships made port visits there.
China considers Taiwan to be a wayward province and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its control.
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