China stages military exercises as bipartisan group of US lawmakers visit Taiwan
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China said that its military staged exercises on Friday in response to U.S. lawmakers' official visit to Taiwan.
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, speaks during a meeting with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, April 15, 2022. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, listens as Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, right, speaks during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, April 15, 2022. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, members of an American Congressional delegation, from left, Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pose for a photo with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, center right, and other Taiwanese officials during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, April 15, 2022. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., left, and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, right, pose for a photo during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, April 15, 2022. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)
He pledged that China would "continue to take strong measures to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity."