China conducts more exercises near Taiwan as US official visits

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    Taiwan has scrambled its fighter jets multiple times to track nearby Chinese military planes, in an escalation of tension over the visit of a US official. China says the drills were necessary, accusing the US and Taiwan of “colluding to stir up trouble”. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride explains. –

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