China launches military drills around Taiwan after top official visits US 

The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday," calling it a "storm warning" against “separatists and foreign forces.”The news follows a visit to the United States by Taiwanese Vice President William Lai on Friday.The drills by the The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) reportedly included both vessels and planes working together in the waters and airspace to the north and southwest of Taiwan, a spokesperson for China’s Eastern Theater Command said, according