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People living in mainland China’s Xiamen city react to PLA drills and Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube From fears over a China-US war to hopes for peace, reactions were mixed from people in Xiamen, the mainland China port city about 300km (186 miles) from Taiwan, when asked about US House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan and Beijing’s stern response. City residents also had a front-row seat to People’s Liberation Army live-fire…
Mainland China launches largest military drill in the Taiwan Strait after Pelosi’s visit
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Mainland China launched unprecedented military drills near Taiwan the day after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island. The largest exercises ever staged by the People’s Liberation Army in the Taiwan Strait, began on schedule at midday on August 4, 2022, and included live-firing in waters to the north, south and east…
Nancy Pelosi meets Taiwan's president in visit condemned by China – BBC News
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in a visit that has been strongly condemned by China. Ms Pelosi, the most senior US politician in 25 years to visit Taiwan, said her delegation had come to make it “unequivocally clear” that the US would not “abandon” the island. China had earlier said the US would “pay the price” for…
Mainland China conducts military live-fire drills as tensions soar over Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Beijing has ordered live-fire drills, as well as naval and aerial exercises, in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The drills were expected to be held from August 4-7, 2022, after Beijing warned of “grave consequences” over Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island. Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province to be…
US House Speaker Pelosi meets Taiwanese president, officials and activists on controversial visit
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube As Chinese mainland officials condemned the visit by the highest-ranking official from the United States to visit Taiwan in 25 years, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged support for the self-ruled island’s democracy. Leading a congressional delegation, Pelosi arrived for an unannounced visit late on August 2, 2022, defying China’s repeated warnings. The following…
‘I’m not too worried’: Taipei residents react to planned visit by US House Speaker Pelosi
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The mood among residents in both Taipei and Beijing remained measured after weeks of escalating tension between China and the United States over a planned visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Mainland Chinese officials view Pelosi’s trip, which would be the highest-level visit to the self-ruled island by a US official since 1997,…