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Taiwan: Beijing reacts to Pelosi's visit with live-fire exercises prompting fears of escalation

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has reportedly fired several DF-15B ballistic missiles into the seas around Taiwan as part of large scale military drills announced in response to the visit this week by the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.

The Conversation

China planning for amphibious assault in Taiwan invasion, defence official warns

US intelligence officials say the Red Army will storm the beaches of self-ruled Taiwan during a year-and-a-half window between China's Communist Party elections in November and the US Presidential Election in 2024

Daily Mirror

China's Red Army to surround Taiwan and carry out drills after Nancy Pelosi's visit

Nancy Pelosi's trip so enraged mainland China that the country’s most popular social media platform, Weibo, crashed for about 30 minutes, confirming it was overstretched

Daily Mirror

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Liz Truss urges China to de-escalate tensions over Taiwan

FOREIGN Secretary Liz Truss has criticised China’s “inflammatory” response to a senior US politician’s visit to Taiwan.

The National (Scotland)

Why did Pelosi pick this moment to travel to Taiwan?

WASHINGTON — Some 30 years after the young, little-known lawmaker Nancy Pelosi unfurled a small flag of protest in Tiananmen Square, the now-House speaker waged a much more prominent show of defiance against the Chinese Communist Party by leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

Pelosi says in op-ed that Taipei visit is ‘unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan’

‘We cannot stand by as the CCP proceeds to threaten Taiwan — and democracy itself’

The Independent UK

Possible Pelosi visit elicits shrugs in Taiwan, long the focal point of geopolitical standoff

TAIPEI, Taiwan — On the top of Iris Hsueh’s list of concerns living in Taipei are COVID-19 restrictions, electricity prices and, if she’s being honest, the latest news on Taiwanese pop stars. Nowhere on that list is the proposed visit of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the potential Chinese backlash.

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What to Expect From a Bolder Xi Jinping

Get Ready for a More Ambitious Chinese Foreign Policy

Foreign Affairs

Taiwanese seek civil defense training after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Many Taiwanese are thinking about how they would respond if China invaded.

Axios

Growing number in GOP back Pelosi on possible Taiwan trip

An increasing number of Republican officials are defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her reported trip to Taiwan

The Independent UK

Chinese Mortgage Boycott Gains Steam

Homebuyers’ threats to stop payments on unfinished projects could deepen an ongoing real estate crisis.

Foreign Policy

China hosts political dialogue with Pacific on same day as regional leaders meet

China hosted a separate political dialogue with Pacific island countries on the same day Pacific Island Forum leaders met and agreed to resolve security issues within "the family", highlighting rising geopolitical competition in the region.

Reuters

China's big tech problem: even in a state-managed economy, digital companies grow too powerful

China’s digital economy has advanced rapidly over the past two decades, with services, communications and commerce moving online.

The Conversation

Former minister singled out, court told

Di Sanh Duong, a former Liberal Party candidate, has denied allegations he was preparing an act of foreign interference within Australia.

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China's Lipstick King Austin Li was a rich influencer adored by Beijing officials. One mistake triggered his downfall

Austin Li was beloved by young shoppers and the Chinese Communist Party. But when he tried to sell an ice cream cake to millions of his followers, everything went wrong.

The Conversation

Louisa Lim's 'outstanding' portrait of a dispossessed, defiant Hong Kong is the activist journalism we need

Indelible City is more than a book: it is a haunting testimonial to the intertwined vitality, tragedy and hope of Hong Kong.

Foreign Policy

As China’s Economy Falters, Be Careful What You Wish For

Why Western schadenfreude about Beijing’s economic troubles is misplaced.

ABC News

Uyghurs in Australia scour through thousands of leaked photos from Xinjiang Police Files searching for loved ones

The source of the files claims to have hacked and downloaded the documents from several police computer servers in China's far-western region of Xinjiang, before decrypting and leaking them.

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UN human rights chief starts controversial visit to China and Xinjiang

The UN human rights commissioner began a six-day trip to China on Monday. She will visit the remote Xinjiang region, stirring fears about the propaganda value of the visit to the Chinese Communist Party.

Zenger

Vatican Expresses Concern Over Cardinal Zen’s Arrest For Ties To Pro-Democracy Fund

The Vatican has expressed “concern” after 90-year-old outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen was arrested last week in Hong Kong on charges he had endangered China’s national security.

ABC News

ACT Senate candidate Li Fuxin linked to Chinese government's foreign influence arm

A federal Senate candidate billing himself as a choice for social harmony has a long history of activity with the Chinese government's main arm of overseas influence, the United Front Work Department.

The Independent UK

Debate sparks over China's interest in Australian election

An Australian debate heated up Thursday when the defense minister said there was evidence the Chinese Communist Party wanted Australia’s government to change at the May 21 election because a center-left Labor Party administration would attempt to appease Beijing

ABC News

US Congress increasingly concerned over China's Solomon Islands deal, drawing comparisons with South China Sea militarisation

Concern over Solomon Islands' security pact with China is mounting in the US Congress, with politicians on both sides expressing alarm over the deal.

France 24

Covid-19: China confronts dilemma of lockdown in Beijing as cases hit record high

Chinese authorities are seriously considering imposing a lockdown in Beijing as confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country's capital topped 100 on Wednesday. But after a much-criticised month-long lockdown in Shanghai, such an option could have a very high economic and political cost.

Benzinga

Analysis: Will Elon Musk's Twitter Kowtow To Chinese Communist Party Influence?

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