China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday in what it called a 'stern warning' to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House Speaker. Two days earlier, Beijing urged Indo-Pacific countries to rethink the 'grave irreparable consequences' of having more US military presence in the region, specifically warning the Philippines that it could be dragged into the China-Taiwan conflict as it continued to host American troops in its military bases close to Taiwan.

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