China said Friday that it has started military drills in the Taiwan Strait and surrounding waters, amid tensions over the recent visit by a senior U.S. State Department official to the self-governed island."This is a legitimate and necessary action taken in response to the current situation across the Taiwan Strait to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity," a spokesman for the People's Liberation Army told reporters in Beijing.His remarks came a day after Keith Krach, U.S. undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment, arrived in Taiwan to attend…READ FULL ARTICLE
