Taiwan’s military “monitored the situation and tasked appropriate forces to respond,” the country’s ministry of national defense said.
Tensions between Beijing and Taipei have remained high ever since Lai Ching-te won Taiwan’s presidential election early this month with a political campaign focused on pushing back against China’s threats against the island.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Thailand to discuss ongoing geopolitical insecurity, including attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Middle East.
Sullivan pressed Wang to use China’s influence with Iran to ease tensions in the Mideast. The officials also agreed to work toward arranging a call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
“China has influence over Tehran; they have influence in Iran. And they have the ability to have conversations with Iranian leaders that — that we can’t,” John Kirby, White House National Security Council spokesman, told reporters earlier.
Mark Scott
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