China’s armed forces began their largest-ever military drills around Taiwan today in a show of force in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island.
The USA oppose any unilateral attempts to change its status Taiwan–especially by force– and they have not changed their policy regarding this island, as the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken informed his counterparts from Southeast Asia today.
Stability on both sides of the Taiwan Strait is in the interest of the entire region, Blinken said from Cambodia, where he is based, adding that Washington is willing to listen to the ideas of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on how it could cooperate with the countries of the Quad (Japan, India, Australia and the USA).
China’s armed forces began their largest-ever military drills around Taiwan today in a show of force in response to a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosion the island.
Although Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which China considers a renegade province, lasted less than 24 hours, it sparked anger in Beijing as she was the highest-ranking US official to visit Taipei in 25 years.
In retaliation, Beijing began large-scale military exercises in six zones around Taiwan at noon (local time; 07:00 Greek time) on busy sea trade routes.
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