<p>Taiwan's defence ministry said Thursday that a Chinese anti-submarine helicopter and three warships had been detected around the self-ruled island, after President Tsai Ing-wen met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles.</p>.<p>"1 PLA aircraft and 3 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 am (UTC+8) today," Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond to these activities," it added.</p>.<p>The statement came after Tsai met McCarthy in California during a stopover on her way back from a trip to Guatemala and Belize, which are among Taiwan's only 13 diplomatic allies.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/china" target="_blank">China</a> had <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/china-says-tsai-mccarthy-meeting-will-further-damage-sino-us-relations-1206507.html" target="_blank">threatened a "resolute" response</a> to the meeting.</p>.<p>Taipei's Mainland Affairs Council, the island's top China policy-making body, on Wednesday accused Beijing of "obstructing" trade in the Taiwan Strait with on-site inspections on cargo and passenger ships.</p>.<p>Chinese maritime authorities had earlier said they were stepping up patrols in the waters separating the island from mainland China without providing more details.</p>.<p>"The Chinese side's action deliberately escalates cross-strait tensions," the MAC said.</p>.<p>"It is a clear violation of the cross-strait shipping agreement and maritime practice which will have a serious adverse impact on the normal traffic between the two sides."</p>
<p>Taiwan's defence ministry said Thursday that a Chinese anti-submarine helicopter and three warships had been detected around the self-ruled island, after President Tsai Ing-wen met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles.</p>.<p>"1 PLA aircraft and 3 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 am (UTC+8) today," Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said in a statement.</p>.<p>"Armed Forces have monitored the situation and tasked CAP aircraft, Navy vessels, and land-based missile systems to respond to these activities," it added.</p>.<p>The statement came after Tsai met McCarthy in California during a stopover on her way back from a trip to Guatemala and Belize, which are among Taiwan's only 13 diplomatic allies.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/china" target="_blank">China</a> had <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/china-says-tsai-mccarthy-meeting-will-further-damage-sino-us-relations-1206507.html" target="_blank">threatened a "resolute" response</a> to the meeting.</p>.<p>Taipei's Mainland Affairs Council, the island's top China policy-making body, on Wednesday accused Beijing of "obstructing" trade in the Taiwan Strait with on-site inspections on cargo and passenger ships.</p>.<p>Chinese maritime authorities had earlier said they were stepping up patrols in the waters separating the island from mainland China without providing more details.</p>.<p>"The Chinese side's action deliberately escalates cross-strait tensions," the MAC said.</p>.<p>"It is a clear violation of the cross-strait shipping agreement and maritime practice which will have a serious adverse impact on the normal traffic between the two sides."</p>