China Reaffirms Threat of Military Force to Annex Taiwan
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The actions have disrupted flights and shipping in a region crucial to global supply chains, prompting strong condemnation from the U.S., Japan and others.
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China Reaffirms Threat of Military Force to Annex Taiwan
After Nancy Pelosi's visit, China is preparing its largest military show of force in decades surrounding the island. Some Taiwanese are worried, others say Beijing's tactics have not changed.
China's unprecedented military exercises around Taiwan are part of what the White House anticipates will be a long-term response to Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.
China's live-fire military drills around Taiwan are threatening to disrupt trade and commercial travel in East Asia, forcing vessels to reroute away from one of the world's busiest waterways and putting further pressure on strained global supply chains.
"Extra caution and a sense of responsibility is indispensable when it comes to Taiwan," Jing Quan, minister of China's embassy in Washington, D.C. said.
China's military drills in the waters around Taiwan are prompting regional powers like Japan to rethink defense strategies. Could East Asia be on the brink of an arms race?
Dozens of Chinese military aircraft and ships entered Taiwan's air defence zone from Friday to Sunday, as Beijing launched its largest-ever military exercises around the island. These manoeuvres allowed…
Despite the Chinese military's large-scale air and sea exercises around Taiwan, life across the island has largely remained the same. William Yang reports from Taipei.
The actions have disrupted flights and shipping in a region crucial to global supply chains, prompting strong condemnation from the U.S., Japan and others.
