The People's Liberation Army began drills around Taiwan on Monday, following the U.S. announcement of $11.1 billion in arms sales to the island. CGTN spoke to Taiwan residents who oppose the military spending, saying it could worsen cross-Strait tensions. #Taiwan #OneChina #TaiwanStrait #Military

China strongly condemns U.S. use of force against Venezuela China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns the U.S.'s blatant use of force against a sovereign state and action against its president, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Saturday. Such hegemonic acts of the U.S. seriously violate international law and Venezuela's sovereignty, and threaten peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean region, the spokesperson said, adding that China firmly opposes it.