China announces military drills near Taiwan after Biden remarks

A file photo of a demonstrator holding flags of Taiwan and the United States in support of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during a stop-over when he visited Latin America in Burlingame, California, US, January 14, 2017.

China has announced that it conducted military drills near Taiwan amid President Joe Biden’s comments that the U.S. would defend the island if Beijing invaded.

Col Shi Yi, a spokesperson for the Eastern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army, said in a statement that the drills were a “solemn warning to the recent US-Taiwan collusion activities.”