China has started three days of military exercises around Taiwan after the island’s president met the US House Speaker in defiance of repeated threats by Beijing. Defying China, US House leader and Taiwan president present a united front The drills come a day after Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a 10-day visit to Central America and the United States where she met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. “We must continue arms sales to Taiwan and make sure such sales reach Taiwan on time