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Russia's foreign ministry: China has right to take measures to protect sovereignty

Russia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday the visit to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a clear provocation.

Reuters

Senators slated to take up bill to expand security support to Taiwan amid high-stakes Pelosi visit - Roll Call

A Senate panel plans to take up a bill that would expand security aid to Taiwan even as Speaker Pelosi has angered China with her visit there.

Roll Call

Taiwan's defence ministry: China aims to threaten key ports and cities with drills

Taiwan's defence ministry said late on Tuesday that China was attempting to threaten key ports and cities by announcing drills around the island in the coming days.

Reuters

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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

China to Launch ‘Targeted Military Operations’ Due to Pelosi Visit

The Chinese military has been put on high alert and will launch "targeted military operations" in response to US House Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China's defense ministry said on Tuesday night. Separately, the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said it will conduct joint military operations near Taiwan from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

Attacks on Taiwan websites likely work of Chinese 'hacktivists' - researchers

Digital attacks against Taiwanese government websites ahead of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Tapei on Tuesday were likely launched by Chinese activist hackers rather than the Chinese government, a cybersecurity research organisation said.

Reuters

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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

China sent tanks through beach as Nancy Pelosi prepared to touch down in Taiwan

China’s foreign minister denounced the visit and warned of ‘serious consequences’

Evening Standard

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…

Evening Standard

China to launch 'targeted military operations' due to Pelosi visit

The Chinese military has been put on high alert and will launch "targeted military operations" in response to U.S. House Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China's defence ministry said on Tuesday night.

Reuters

China military to hold live fire exercises off Taiwan coast after Pelosi’s arrival in Taipei

The announcement was made within moments of Nancy Pelosi touching down in the country

The Independent UK

China condemns Pelosi visit after fighter jets buzz Taiwan Strait

Taiwan has denied claims by Chinese state media that SU-35 jets flew close to the dividing line of the Taiwan Strait

The Independent UK

Taiwan's defense ministry: reports of China's Su-35 jets crossing Taiwan Strait are false

Taiwan's defense ministry said late on Tuesday that Chinese state media reports about China's Su-35 fighter jets crossing the sensitive Taiwan Strait separating the island from China were false.

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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…

Evening Standard

Nancy Pelosi says US will not abandon Taiwan as China threatens ‘targeted military operations’ amid her visit

The House Speaker’s visit has heightened tensions with China which has launched military drills Taiwan says have encroached on its territory

The Independent UK

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’

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…

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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

Pelosi: America's solidarity with Taiwanese people more important than ever

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday with a clear message for China, saying the U.S. commitment to a democratic Taiwan is more important than ever.

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.

The Guardian - UK

Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan as China puts military on high alert

People’s Liberation Army announces targeted military operations as it calls visit a ‘malicious provocation’

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.

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