Pelosi in Taiwan live news: Tsai slams ‘unnecessary’ China drills

 

China Taiwan Crisis

  • US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi assured Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen of continued support during a visit to Taipei that has infuriated China.
  • Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own, has announced “targeted military operations” and live fire drills around the island in response.
  • Tsai slammed the drills as “unnecessary”, while Japan has expressed concern saying the areas to be used for the exercises overlap with its exclusive economic zone.

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