China sends fighter jets toward Taiwan during highest-level US visit to the island in 40 years

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• Chinese fighter jets cross the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday as US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar visited the island.
• Azar's visit is the highest-level one by a US official in 40 years and prompted condemnation from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as a breakaway province.
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese air force jets briefly crossed the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles, Taiwan's government said, as US health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer President Donald Trump's support.

Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, the highest-level US official to visit in four decades. China, which claims the island as its own, condemned the visit, which comes after a period of sharply deteriorating relations between China and the US.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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