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Airlines scrap, reroute flights as China fires live missiles in drills near Taiwan

Airlines have cancelled flights to Taipei and rerouted others to avoid airspace nearby that has been closed to civilian traffic during Chinese military exercises sparked by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

Reuters

China halts cooperation with US over critical issues – as it happened

Beijing says it will withdraw cooperation on a range of issues in retaliation for the visit of US House speaker Nancy Pelosi. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Wave of nationalistic fervour washes over China amid Pelosi visit to Taiwan

Pundits, military spokespeople and the media sound chorus of fury as some members of the public say military drills don’t go far enough

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Pelosi praises Taiwan, says Asian trip wasn't to change status quo

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday praised Taiwan, pledged U.S. solidarity and said her trip through Asia, which led to unprecedented military drills by an angry China, was never about changing the regional status quo.

Reuters

G7, ASEAN condemn 'irresponsible' Chinese military drills near Taiwan as airlines cancel, reroute flights

Some airlines cancel flights to Taipei and reroute others during Chinese military exercises sparked by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.

ABC News

Few fears over China-Taiwan crisis

Thai businesses expect only a slight impact from simmering China-Taiwan tensions following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island, with some seeing a somewhat positive impact in relation to outbound shipments of Thai products, especially food, and a possible relocation of production bases to other countries.

Bangkok Post

Key moments as Truss and Sunak face grilling from Tory members during TV debate

The two Tory leadership hopefuls took part in Sky News’ The Battle For Number 10.

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Twitter responds to Elon Musk's claims, China fires 'provocative' missiles near Taiwan, and basketballer Brittney Griner sentenced in Russia — as it happened

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ABC News

White House condemns Chinese launch of missiles near Taiwan

The White House on Thursday condemned China's decision to launch live missiles near Taiwan as "irresponsible" and said it expected Beijing would continue to react in the coming days to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Reuters

Is China preparing to invade Taiwan? Key questions answered

Tensions are rising after China launches biggest-ever drills in the Taiwan Strait following Nancy Pelosi’s Taipei visit.

Al Jazeera

War fears as China fires missiles in Taiwan sea after Nancy Pelosi's trip

China’s chilling muscle-flexing was in revenge for top US politician Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan’s capital Taipei to show solidarity with the isolated island democracy

Daily Mirror

China stokes tensions with missiles reportedly fired over Taiwan

China likely fired missiles over Taiwan during military drills on Thursday, Japan said, part of Beijing’s biggest cross-strait exercises in decades after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island.

Tribune News Service

UAE voices support for ‘China’s sovereignty’

UAE stresses importance of ‘One-China’ principle and says it is concerned about the effect of ‘provocative visits’.

Al Jazeera

Taipei Scrambles Jets as Chinese Fighters Cross Taiwan Strait Median Line

Taiwan scrambled jets on Thursday to warn away 22 Chinese aircraft in its air defense zone, the Taiwanese defense ministry said. All 22 Chinese aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, a ministry statement said. China also fired live missiles near Taiwan on Thursday in its biggest drills in the…

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The Hindu

India maintains ‘studied silence’ on Taiwan crisis

India avoids controversy with China at a sensitive time in border talks, but doesn’t wish to claim allegiance to the “One China policy” either

Reuters

U.S. delays Minuteman III missile test over Taiwan tensions

The Biden administration postponed a long-planned test of an Air Force Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to avoid escalating tensions with Beijing during China's show of force near Taiwan, national security spokesperson John Kirby told a briefing on Thursday.

Reuters

U.S. urges China not to overeact to Pelosi's visit to Taiwan

The United States urged China not to overeact to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan after Beijing deployed planes and fired live missiles near Taiwan, some of which Japan said appeared to land in its economic zone.

Chicago Sun-Times

Taiwan on knife’s edge of freedom

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit is an important step in keeping Communist China from gobbling up its democratic neighbor.

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The Conversation

Taiwan dominates the world’s supply of computer chips – no wonder the US is worried

One aspect of Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan that has been largely overlooked is her meeting with Mark Lui, chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC). Pelosi’s trip coincided with US efforts to convince TSMC – the world’s largest chip manufacturer, on which the US is heavily dependent –…

The Conversation

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 Independent UK

Who is Nancy Pelosi, the 82-year-old House Speaker facing off against China over Taiwan trip?

The House Speaker went from organiser and fundraiser to the first woman leader of a Congressional party

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's henchman in murderous call for Nancy Pelosi's plane to be shot down

The sinister claim came from Alexey Zhuravlyov, the deputy head of the parliamentary defence committee, who also vowed that Vladimir Putin would “wipe out Ukraine from the Earth”

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1116: Siddique Kappan denied bail, China’s military drills in Taiwan

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from New Delhi, the Supreme Court, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, the Parliament and Taiwan.

ABC News

What's the dispute between China and Taiwan about? Does Australia recognise Taiwan? Your basic questions answered

We've been hearing a lot about tensions between China and Taiwan lately. It's a complicated situation to get up to speed with — but we've got you covered.

Tribune News Service

China fires 11 missiles near Taiwan in biggest test in decades

China fired its largest missile tests in Taiwan’s waters in decades, the day after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defied Beijing by visiting the self-ruled island it claims as its own.

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