China’s largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan kicked off Thursday, after a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The exercises will take place in various zones throughout Taiwan, including some within 20 kilometers (12 miles) of the island’s shore, and will conclude at midday on Sunday. The ...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi slammed on Wednesday the recent visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan as an ‘absolute farce.’ “This is an absolute farce,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry quoted as saying Wang Yi as saying during the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Cambodia. “The United ...