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China used drills to prepare for invasion, Taiwan foreign minister says

Tensions high as Taiwan begins live-fire drills and China continues military exercises it started after US speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last week

The Guardian - AU

China military: continue to hold drills around Taiwan on Tuesday

The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army said on Tuesday that it continued to hold military drills and exercises in the seas and airspace around the island of Taiwan, with a focus on blockades and resupply logistics.

Reuters

Taiwan holds military drill, accuses China of preparing invasion

FENGGANG TOWNSHIP, Taiwan: Taiwan held an artillery drill on Tuesday simulating a defence against an attack as its top diplomat accused Beijing of preparing to invade the island after days of massive Chinese war games.

Bangkok Post

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Chinese, Taiwanese navy boats hold close to Strait median line on Tuesday -source

About 20 Chinese and Taiwanese navy boats held close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters.

Reuters

Taiwanese foreign minister says China drills part of a game-plan for invasion

Taiwan's foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit as a game-plan to prepare for an invasion of the self-ruled island.

Reuters

Taiwan minister: China seeks excuses for military drills, and used Pelosi’s visit

China looks for excuses for military exercises, and the excuse this time was U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, Taiwan foreign minister Joseph Wu said on Tuesday.

Reuters

What-if DC war game maps huge toll of a future US-China war over Taiwan

WASHINGTON — As China waged extensive military exercises off of Taiwan last week, a group of American defense experts in Washington was focused on their own simulation of an eventual — but for now entirely hypothetical — U.S.-China war over the island.

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LH Bank zeroes in on Taiwanese prospects

Land and Houses Bank (LH Bank) is putting more focus on Taiwanese businesses in Thailand, aiming for 70% loan growth in this corporate customer segment in 2022.

Bangkok Post

The Loop: Olivia Newton-John dies, China announces fresh drills around Taiwan, and Britney Spears and Elton John's collaboration

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

ABC News

No change in U.S. assessment on China timeline for Taiwan, official says

Washington has not changed its assessment on China's timeline for potentially taking Taiwan militarily, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday, sticking by previous statements that Beijing would not try to take it in the next two years.

Reuters

Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan causes an ongoing Chinese tantrum in the Taiwan Strait

The recent visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, lasted just 24 hours.

The Conversation

China seizes on Pelosi visit to set ‘new normal’ for Taiwan

From the South China Sea to the Himalayas, Beijing has shown a willingness to seize on perceived missteps by its rivals to tighten its grip over disputed territory. That’s now playing out around Taiwan.

Tribune News Service

U.S. slams China's 'unacceptable' disruption in countering fentanyl

China's move to suspend cooperation with the United States to combat narcotics trafficking, including illicit fentanyl, is "unacceptable," the White House said on Monday, as Beijing continued to protest a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Reuters

Biden says he is concerned about China's moves around Taiwan

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said he was not worried about Taiwan but is concerned about China's actions in the region since House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

Could China-Taiwan conflict escalate to a full blown military crisis?

Experts believe Beijing’s military aggression is largely a face-saving exercise, but conflict poses significant costs for Taiwan

The Conversation

Taiwan: the US has been strengthening support for years – now it needs a way to ease tensions with China

The recent visit by the speaker of the US House of Representatives to Taiwan, Nancy Pelosi, was made against the wishes of the US government and despite threats from the People’s Republic of China. Following Pelosi’s visit, China launched the largest military exercises ever held so close to the island…

Bangkok Post

China-Taiwan trade, and everything you need to know

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has visited Taiwan in defiance of strong opposition from mainland China, and it is shaping up to have far-reaching implications for trade.

Reuters

Companies in China distance themselves from Taiwan amid Pelosi backlash

From a Chinese soy sauce maker to an Asia-focused asset manager, companies in China are rushing to distance themselves from geopolitical tensions over Taiwan following last week's visit to the island by a high-profile U.S. official.

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The News Lens

China Says Military Drills Around Taiwan Will Continue

Several days of activity have disrupted shipping and air travel, with Taiwan saying the move amounts to a blockade.

The Independent UK

China announces fresh military drills around Taiwan

Beijing says it will conduct anti-submarine drills and sea assault operations

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Senate passes $739bn healthcare and climate bill

Inflation Reduction Act will reduce planet-heating emissions and lower prescription drug costs – and give Biden a crucial victory. Plus, meet Casper the ghostly octopus

Reuters

China foreign ministry: Military drills in 'waters off its own territory' open, transparent

(This Aug 8 story corrects quote in lead, headline to 'waters off its own territory' not 'in our own waters')

Al Jazeera

Taiwan, once world’s factory, taps tourism to keep plants alive

‘Tourism factories’ seek to give new life to industries that have for years been moving operations overseas.

Reuters

Taiwan says strait median line is a 'fact'

The median line in the Taiwan Strait is a tacit understanding that has existed since the 1950s and its existence is a "fact", Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Monday, after Chinese ships and planes repeatedly crossed it during drills.

Evening Standard

China extends military exercises against Taiwan as tensions rise

China’s People’s Liberation Army said the exercises would include anti-submarine drills

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