china, invasion, military drills, nancy pelosi, taiwan, taiwan strait
Taiwan’s foreign minister said that China’s military drills last week in protest of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit were an excuse to prepare for an impending invasion of the self-ruled nation. Foreign Minister Joseph Wu addressed the media on August 9 as China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continued military exercises and Taiwan ...
Even as tensions over Taiwan escalate due to diplomatic threats from mainland China, the country’s leader states that their ties with America’s military remain strong. Ever since one of the Chinese military’s H-6 bombers was seen flying over the air defense identification zone in Taiwan in September 2020, both China and the U.S. have stepped ...
On Aug. 9, U.S. health secretary Alex Azar arrived in Taiwan for a three-day visit, making him the most senior American official to visit the self-ruled island in four decades. In a meeting the next day with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen, Azar praised the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that it was “a ...