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Pelosi Taiwan visit set to dominate Asean meet

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will seek ways to help calm rising tensions over Taiwan at regional talks Wednesday, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on the island, enraging Beijing.

Bangkok Post

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses Taiwan's parliament as China summons US ambassador

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praises Taiwan as one of the freest societies of the world, while China summons the US ambassador to Beijing to protest against her visit to Taiwan.

ABC News

Pelosi lauds Taiwan, says China's fury cannot stop visits by world leaders

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after touting its democracy and pledging American solidarity during her brief visit, adding that Chinese anger cannot stop world leaders from travelling to the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing.

Reuters

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Pelosi to Taiwan president: "We will not abandon our commitment" to island

The meeting will not go over well in Beijing.

Axios

Taiwan defence ministry: Chinese drills around island meant to destroy regional stability

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Wednesday that Chinese live-fire drills around the democratic island this week demonstrated Beijing's intention to destroy regional peace and stability.

Reuters

What 3 past Taiwan Strait crises can teach us about U.S.-China tensions today

Both the U.S. and China stepped up military activity in the region ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit. Here's what is different now from crises in the Taiwan Strait decades ago.

WEKU

Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, increasing tensions between the US and China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday for an unannounced but widely anticipated and controversial visit sure to deepen U.S.-China tensions and fears of military conflict between the two superpowers.

Los Angeles Times

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Pelosi's Trip to Taiwan Might Be Good for Her Legacy, but It's Bad for Everyone Else

Nancy Pelosi’s presence in Taipei will not magically make Taiwan more secure from Chinese invasion.

Reason

An avoidable crisis: on the Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit

China and the U.S. don’t want a conflict, but their actions are not serving their cause

The Hindu

Volatility grips markets around the world as haven bid wanes

Global financial markets whipsawed, with stocks rebounding from an earlier slide and Treasuries wiping out their rally as U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip failed to further undermine risk sentiment.

Tribune News Service

Why Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan puts the White House in delicate straits of diplomacy with China

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, 2022 – a highly controversial trip that has been strongly opposed by China.

The Conversation

Why is Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan so contentious?

Taiwan is at the centre of a geopolitical struggle between Beijing and Washington

The Independent UK

Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, increasing tensions between the US and China

Los Angeles Times

Chinese military parade army hardware as U.S. House Speaker visits Taiwan

The Chinese army held a military parade, showing off its hardware as the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepared to visit Taiwan.Footage shows a convoy of armoured utility vehicles roaming the roads while helicopters and jets took to the skies over Fujian province yesterday.The parade was held just two days…

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U.S. must remember vow to support Taiwan, Pelosi says in Washington Post

The United States must remember its vow "to support the defense of Taiwan" as its democracy remains "under threat" from China, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a Washington Post opinion piece published on Tuesday, moments after she arrived in Taiwan on a visit that risks bringing relations between…

France 24

China threatens 'targeted military operations' as Pelosi arrives in Taiwan

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday with a clear message for China, saying the US commitment to a democratic Taiwan is more important than ever, as China’s defence ministry announced in response that its military was put on high alert and will launch “targeted military…

Reuters

Taiwan visit caps Nancy Pelosi's long history of confronting Beijing

More than 30 years ago, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi angered China's government by showing up in Tiananmen Square and unfurling a banner honoring dissidents killed in the 1989 protests.

Reuters

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday, sparking an immediate backlash from Beijing, which had warned her against a visit, saying it would undermine China-U.S. relations.

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Axios

Pelosi lands in Taiwan despite warnings from Beijing and Biden

Biden had said the military thought the trip was "not a good idea," while China warned of "serious consequences."

The Independent UK

Pelosi arrives in Taiwan amid US-China tensions

The House speaker’s visit to Taiwan, which is independently governed but claimed by the Chinese government as part of its own territory, comes amid tensions between Washington and Beijing over US support for the island

Al Jazeera

Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan amid heightened US-China tensions

Beijing had warned Washington that it would ‘pay the price’ if the US House speaker visited Taipei.

WEKU

Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. Here's why that's a big deal

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making an unannounced, but widely anticipated, stop in Taiwan. The move is expected to increase already heightened tensions between the U.S. and China.

Axios

Pelosi's expected Taiwan visit has echoes of 1996 crisis

But China's military is far stronger than it was 26 years ago.

Dynamite News

US will 'pay the price' if Pelosi visits Taiwan, warns China

Beijing views Pelosi's visit as a provocation and has issued increasingly severe warnings that have not ruled out a military response. Read more on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Russia accuses US of ‘destabilisation’ over Pelosi Taiwan trip

The likely imminent visit by the US House speaker to the self-ruled island claimed by China has drawn Beijing’s ire.

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