China jets buzz Taiwan as US envoy visits

By Ben Blanchard and Yew Lun Tian
Updated September 18 2020 - 8:01pm, first published 7:54pm
Keith Krach's official visit to Taiwan follows a visit in August by US Health Secretary Alex Azar.
Keith Krach's official visit to Taiwan follows a visit in August by US Health Secretary Alex Azar.

Taiwan has scrambled fighter jets as Chinese aircraft buzzed the island, including crossing the sensitive mid-line of the Taiwan Strait, in an escalation of tensions the same day a senior US official began meetings in Taipei.

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