China is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict. The exercises will include anti-submarine drills, China's military says.
Meanwhile, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency reported that Taiwan’s army will conduct live-fire artillery drills in southern Pingtung County on Tuesday and Thursday, in response to the Chinese exercises.
China claims Taiwan as its own territory and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary. The two sides split in 1949 after a civil war, but Beijing considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognizing its sovereignty. China has cut off defense and climate talks with the U.S. and imposed sanctions on Pelosi in retaliation for her visit.
The U.S. however criticized Beijing’s actions in the Taiwan Strait, with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre calling them “fundamentally irresponsible.”In Washington, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador Bi-khim Hsiao said China had no reason to “be so furious,” over Pelosi’s visit, which follows a long tradition of American lawmakers visiting Taiwan.
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