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Chinese invasion of Taiwan may come sooner than expected

Experts fear the timeline may be accelerating.

Axios

Russia supports Beijing's 'One China' policy - Lavrov

Russia supports Beijing's "One China" policy on the issue of Taiwan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a press conference on Friday.

Reuters

For Taiwan, Pelosi visit is about US, China controlling risk

The crisis sparked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan misses a key point, experts say: that the real focus should be on how the United States and China manage their differences so the risks of confrontation don’t spiral out of control

The Independent UK

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What to Expect From a Bolder Xi Jinping

Get Ready for a More Ambitious Chinese Foreign Policy

Foreign Affairs

President Xi and President Biden exchange warnings on Taiwan

Biden told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that the US strongly opposed any unilateral moves to change the island's status, adding that US policy on Taiwan had not changed. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping exchange warnings over Taiwan

Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have warned each other over Taiwan in a two-hour phone call.

Evening Standard

China's Xi warns Biden over Taiwan, calls for cooperation

President Xi JInping warned against meddling in China’s dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on trade, technology or other irritants

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‘Shalom Taiwan’ Is Cloying, Superficial, — And Thought-Provoking

‘Shalom Taiwan’ doesn’t amount to much. But it is, amid its unrelenting mediocrity, thought-provoking.

The News Lens

Following Xi-Biden call, Taiwan to deepen close security partnership with U.S.

Taiwan's foreign ministry said on Friday that it will continue to deepen its close security partnership with the United States, after U.S. President Joe Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday.

Reuters

Analysis-Despite Xi's 'fire', call with Biden avoided Taiwan escalation

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping managed largely to steer clear of escalatory rhetoric on Taiwan in a Thursday call, suggesting that neither side – preoccupied with economic woes at home – wants a fresh crisis across the Taiwan Strait.

Reuters

News briefs

Biden warns Xi on Taiwan, reaffirms he doesn’t back independence

Tribune News Service

Pelosi's Taiwan visit tests US-China ties as Biden looks to ease tensions with Xi

WASHINGTON — A congressional trip to Taiwan led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., became the focus of President Joe Biden's call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, further underscoring the latest U.S.-China rift that has sent relations to their lowest point in decades.

Los Angeles Times

In Call with Biden Xi Warns against ‘Playing with Fire’ over Taiwan

In call with Biden Xi warns against 'playing with fire' over Taiwan US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a fifth call as leaders on Thursday, and Xi warned against "playing with fire" over Taiwan, as concerns mounted over a possible visit to Chinese-claimed island by US…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US aircraft carrier sails to South China Sea ahead of potential Pelosi trip to Taiwan

USS Ronald Regan and strike vessels sailed into the hotly contested waters “in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” Navy says

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A richer, stronger China warns Pelosi not to visit Taiwan

In 1997, Beijing grumbled but swallowed its irritation when then-Speaker Newt Gingrich of the U.S. House of Representatives visited Taiwan

Reuters

Taiwan says fired flares to warn off drone near remote island

Taiwan's military fired flares on Thursday to warn away a drone that "glanced by" a strategically-located and heavily fortified island close to the Chinese coast that was possibly probing its defences, the Taiwanese Defence Ministry said.

The Independent UK

Biden and Xi look to calm Taiwan nerves with phone call

US officials say the phone call is intended to ‘keep the lines of communication open’ with Xi

The Guardian - AU

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip plan apparently confirmed by US lawmakers

US-China tension rising as Michael McCaul and Anna Eshoo say they were invited to travel with House speaker

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US carrier strike group returns to S. China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

HONG KONG: A US aircraft carrier and its strike group have returned to the South China Sea after a port call in Singapore, deploying in the disputed region as tensions with China rise over a possible visit to Taiwan by congressional leader Nancy Pelosi.

Reuters

'Mostly verbal threats': Taiwan residents shrug off China's warnings on Pelosi visit

Many in Taiwan have shrugged off China's warnings about a possible trip to the democratic island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying they were accustomed to Beijing's sabre-rattling and saw no cause for alarm.

Reuters

U.S. carrier strike group returns to South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

A U.S. aircraft carrier and its strike group have returned to the South China Sea after a port call in Singapore, deploying in the disputed region as tensions with China rise over a possible visit to Taiwan by congressional leader Nancy Pelosi.

The Independent UK

Japan discusses regional defense in rare visit to Taiwan

A group of Japanese lawmakers including two former defense ministers has met with Taiwan’s president in a rare high-level visit to discuss regional security

Reuters

Don't 'play with fire' over Taiwan, China's Xi warns in call with Biden

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against playing with fire over Taiwan in a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, highlighting Beijing's concerns about a possible visit to the Chinese-claimed island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Tribune News Service

Pelosi Taiwan trip in limbo as officials plan east Asia stops

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Asia in early August is set to include stops in Japan, Indonesia and Singapore, but a potential Taiwan visit that has already exacerbated U.S.-China tensions remains off the official itinerary, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The Independent UK

Pelosi to Taiwan would be career capstone, despite warnings

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a political career being tough on China

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