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China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict

Beijing (AFP) - China carried out fresh military drills around Taiwan Monday, Beijing said, defying calls for it to end its largest-ever exercises encircling the democratic island in the wake of a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

(This Aug 7 story corrects quote from Chinese foreign ministry in par 30 to 'waters off its own territory' not 'in our own waters')

“Let me put it this way,” Krishnamoorthi said Sunday. “I think that the Prime Minister of Japan said he gets a lot of advice from Rahm Emanuel directly.”

It was a picture-perfect shot, really. That was my thought when I saw US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi standing side by side with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei last Wednesday. But the one-day visit to the self-ruled island by the 82-year-old American politician has created no end of tension,…

China has become an aggressive, revisionist power, nourished by arrogance built from the economic strength that comes from decades of growth.

The U.S., China and Taiwan are left picking up the pieces after Nancy Pelosi’s visit

Labour and National on same page over Taiwan tensions, as John Key hits out at US politician Nancy Pelosi over her 'reckless' visit.

Taiwan reiterated it won’t succumb to pressure from China after days of military drills in the air and seas surrounding the island, with hostilities set to continue even as world leaders urge an end to the strife.