China's military exercises during Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan can be interpreted as 'venting like a big cry of an unhappy boy', says Wu'erkaixi from Taiwan's parliamentary human rights commission. Latest: 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
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Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said today that Nancy Pelosi's visit was a deliberate attempt by Washington to irritate China. Speaking to reporters via video link during an event organised at the Australian National University, he also said China was currently balancing and maintaining neutrality over Russia's war in Ukraine.
The live-fire exercises being conducted by China around Taiwan mark a"significant escalation" from what has been seen previously, journalist James Chater from TaiwanPlus, Taiwan's first English-language international broadcaster, has said. "That's important because in the lead up to this potential trip, even when this trip wasn't confirmed, the US and China were essentially trading accusations that the potential trip of Pelosi was a violation of the existing framework in which the US and Taiwan had typically engaged.10:12:57China's ambassador to the UK has been speaking this morning and has issued an ominous warning to Washington.
China has blocked imports of fish and citrus fruits from Taiwan after US politician Nancy Pelosi visited the self-ruled island yesterday. As previously mentioned, there are a range of views among experts as to how likely China is to launch an invasion of Taiwan. "There are different assessments, but what matters is whether China thinks they can do it, not whether we think they can do it."China has denied claims its military drills around Taiwan are causing freedom of navigation issues.
The Taiwan Defence Ministry said China had broken UN rules and that it would counter any incursions into its territory.
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