End of secretary of state Antony Blinken’s three-day visit marks upsurge in military activity after period of relative calm

Cross posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/13454751

Taiwan has reported that a dozen Chinese warplanes flew sorties close to the island on Saturday, in a sudden surge of military activity just hours after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, left Beijing following talks with President Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials.