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Pelosi departs Taiwan, capping visit that infuriated China

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after pledging solidarity and hailing its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger over her brief visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.

Reuters

China minister told of possible Pelosi Taiwan trip in July, U.S. official says

The prospect of U.S. house speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan was raised with the Chinese government's top diplomat recently and there are no plans for the U.S. and Chinese foreign ministers to meet this week in Cambodia, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

War-hungry China to be 'forced into military action' against US over Taiwan 'red line'

Maritime warfare expert Sidharth Kaushal says China wouldn't invade Taiwan "on a whim" but lawmakers in Beijing will feel they've been backed into a corner by Nancy Pelosi's visit

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China summons U.S. envoy Nicholas Burns, warns America shall 'pay price' as Pelosi visits Taiwan

Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Xie Feng “urgently summoned” the U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns late on August 2 night and lodged stern representations and strong protests over Nancy Pelosi’s visit

The Hindu

Pelosi's visit to Taiwan raises temperatures, but it's in everyone's interest to cool them down again

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s provocative visit to Taiwan has been ill-timed from the perspective of China’s leader Xi Jinping.

The Conversation

British Olympian in nervy wait as javelin posted to Commonwealth Games star goes astray

Retired Team GB Olympian Goldie Sayers is in distress after the javelin that helped her win bronze at Beijing 2008 went missing in her attempt to let Tori Peeters use it

Daily Mirror

Nancy Pelosi visit: China warns airlines to avoid ‘danger zones’ around Taiwan

BEIJING: China warned airlines operating in Asia to avoid flying in areas around Taiwan where it is conducting military exercises in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island.

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China, US allies divided over Pelosi's Taiwan visit

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan has drawn bipartisan support at home and backing among the world's democracies

The Independent UK

Patriotic fervour erupts on Chinese social media over Pelosi's Taiwan visit

The sight of the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arriving in Taiwan late on Tuesday was too much to bear for many mainland China internet users, who wanted a more muscular response from their government.

Reuters

China conducts live-fire exercises around Taiwan as Pelosi visits

Taiwan says unprecedented six days of exercises violate UN rules, invade its territorial space and amount to a blockade.

Al Jazeera

US Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan prompts China to hold military drills, vent anger

China has furiously condemned the highest-level US visit to Taiwan in 25 years as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the self-ruled island as "one of the freest societies in the world" and pledged American solidarity.

Radio France Internationale

Bookstore owner to ask Pelosi to help Hong Kongers at Taipei meeting

A staunch defender of human rights and long-time China critic, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to meet rights activists in Taiwan on Wednesday, a move certain to ramp up already fraught tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Reuters

China blocks some Taiwan imports but avoids chip disruption

China has blocked imports of citrus and fish from Taiwan in retaliation for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island but avoided disrupting one of the world’s most important technology and manufacturing relationships

The Independent UK

Risks mount from China drills near Taiwan during Pelosi visit - analysts

As China embarks on an unprecedented six days of military drills surrounding Taiwan, security analysts are warning of mounting risks of escalation even if Beijing seeks to avoid its protests over Nancy Pelosi's visit from sparking full blown conflict.

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The Guardian - UK

China cannot stop other world leaders visiting Taiwan, says Nancy Pelosi

US House speaker leaves island as China orders live-fire drills off coast

The Times of India

Here are all the ways China’s hitting back against Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

BEIJING: China hit back at US House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s landmark touchdown in Taiwan late Tuesday with an unprecedented range of actions against the self-ruled island it considers its own.

Los Angeles Times

Why did Pelosi pick this moment to travel to Taiwan?

WASHINGTON — Some 30 years after the young, little-known lawmaker Nancy Pelosi unfurled a small flag of protest in Tiananmen Square, the now-House speaker waged a much more prominent show of defiance against the Chinese Communist Party by leading a congressional delegation to Taiwan on Tuesday.

Axios

China issues alert warning airlines to avoid airspace near Taiwan as Pelosi visits Taipei

Taiwan accused Beijing of violating international law and Taipei's sovereignty due to China's live-fire military exercise plans.

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Bangkok Post

China imposes economic curbs on Taiwan with sand, fruit bans

China halted some trade with Taiwan in retaliation to the high-profile visit of United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island.

Bangkok Post

Pelosi Taiwan visit set to dominate Asean meet

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will seek ways to help calm rising tensions over Taiwan at regional talks Wednesday, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on the island, enraging Beijing.

ABC News

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses Taiwan's parliament as China summons US ambassador

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praises Taiwan as one of the freest societies of the world, while China summons the US ambassador to Beijing to protest against her visit to Taiwan.

Reuters

Pelosi lauds Taiwan, says China's fury cannot stop visits by world leaders

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after touting its democracy and pledging American solidarity during her brief visit, adding that Chinese anger cannot stop world leaders from travelling to the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing.

Axios

Pelosi to Taiwan president: "We will not abandon our commitment" to island

The meeting will not go over well in Beijing.

Reuters

Taiwan defence ministry: Chinese drills around island meant to destroy regional stability

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Wednesday that Chinese live-fire drills around the democratic island this week demonstrated Beijing's intention to destroy regional peace and stability.

WEKU

What 3 past Taiwan Strait crises can teach us about U.S.-China tensions today

Both the U.S. and China stepped up military activity in the region ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit. Here's what is different now from crises in the Taiwan Strait decades ago.

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