カテゴリー: Nancy Pelosi
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has described US house speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan as a ‘complete farce’ at meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Cambodia. ‘The irreversible historical trend of Taiwan’s return to …
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This blog is now closed. Read our latest live news coverage of China’s military drills around Taiwan hereThe president of Paraguay has offered solidarity to Taiwan. The South American nation is one of just 14 nations formally recognising Taiwan as a co…
Yoon will not meet US House speaker in move critics say aims to avoid antagonising China as tensions in the Taiwan strait simmerChina military exercises near Taiwan – latest updatesSouth Korea’s president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has been accused of trying to p…
Island accuses Beijing of planning to breach sovereign territory in wake of controversial visit by Nancy PelosiChina is to begin a series of unprecedented live-fire drills that would effectively blockade the island of Taiwan, just hours after the depar…
In her speech to the Taiwan parliament, the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said she wanted to increase parliamentary exchanges between the US and Taiwan. She called Taiwan ‘one of the freest societies in the world’. …
South Korea calls for dialogue and Japan conveys concerns over drills, while North Korea praises ChinaThe historic visit to Taiwan of the US House of Representatives speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has provoked a furious response from China, and heightened fear…
US House speaker leaves island as China orders live-fire drills off coastThe US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has said Beijing cannot prevent world leaders from travelling to Taiwan, as she departed from the island on Wednesday to continue her tour of A…
Zheng Zeguang spoke of ‘severe consequences in China-UK relations’ if politicians go to islandChina’s UK ambassador has urged British politicians not to “dance to the tune of the United States” and vowed “severe consequences” should MPs set foot in Tai…
Stoic, often fatalistic population paid little attention to talk of House speaker’s visit – until it was confirmedAt a central Taipei branch of a popular bank on Tuesday, a few clients came to Joseph Chiu, a teller, with an odd request: to withdraw mil…
Analysis: House speaker’s arrival is likely to inflame relations between the US and China without making Taiwan saferIn the era of US-China geopolitical competition, Joe Biden has been keen to ensure great power politics do not lead to uncontrollable e…
People’s Liberation Army announces targeted military operations as it calls visit a ‘malicious provocation’Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan for a controversial visit to the self-ruled island, offering “unwavering commitment” to supporting its democrac…
US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has arrived in Taiwan amid increased tensions between the US and Chinese governments. Pelosi became the highest ranking US official to visit the self-governed island in 25 years. China has however sent numerous stern war…
National security council says speaker has ‘right to visit’ after China warns its military would ‘not sit idly by’The US national security council (NSC) has insisted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “has the right to visit Taiwan”, amid reports that she…
PLA carries out ‘live-fire exercises’ after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told not to visit the island democracyChina said it was conducting military exercises off its coast opposite Taiwan after warning Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Rep…