China holds military drill as US envoy visits Taiwan - BBC News

China says it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait to "protect its sovereignty" as a top US official visits Taiwan.

The live-fire drills take place amid rising tensions between Beijing and Washington, and as the US moves to shore up its support of the island.
China regards self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province.
Keith Krach is the highest-level official from the US State Department to visit the island in decades.