US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi headed back to America after an extraordinary stopover in Taiwan — in the face of Beijing’s fury — during which she pledged “ironclad support for Taiwan’s democracy, including on matters of security & stability,” effectively shredding Washington’s one-China policy.
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Read MoreThe Chinese military began live-fire exercises in the sea surrounding Taiwan at noon (0400 GMT) on Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV said, a day after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi infuriated Beijing by visiting the self-ruled island. “From 12:00 pm today to 12:00 pm on (August) 7, an important military exercise of the People’s Liberation...
Read MoreChina’s current and future measures are necessary and timely defensive countermeasures, carefully considered and evaluated, aimed at safeguarding national sovereignty and security, in line with international and domestic law, CCTV cited Wang as saying.
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