Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates: Nancy Pelosi's visit sends message to world, says Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen
Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates: Nancy Pelosi's visit sends message to world, says Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
Nancy Pelosi departs Taiwan
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departs Taiwan after her controversial visit
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
How America and Taiwan can deepen economic ties, strengthen security partnership: Nancy Pelosi
Our delegation had the distinct privilege of meeting with the President of Taiwan @Iingwen today.
We discussed how America & Taiwan can deepen our economic ties, further strengthen our security partnership & defend our shared democratic values. pic.twitter.com/VL509UYK4x— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 3, 2022
14:55 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
Nancy Pelosi's visit sends message to world, says Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen
Taiwan's President wrote on Twitter that Nancy Pelosi's visit reflects a strong US support for bilateral ties. She also added that it sends a message to the world that democracies stand together in the face of common challenges.
A pleasure to meet with @SpeakerPelosi & recognise her longstanding support for #Taiwan. Your visit not only reflects strong #US congressional support for bilateral ties – it also sends a message to the world that democracies stand together in the face of common challenges. pic.twitter.com/Qu0qud3106— 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen (@iingwen) August 3, 2022
14:40 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
Ban on sand exports, fruit and fish imports: How China is punishing Taiwan for hosting Nancy Pelosi
The Asian giant has rolled out curbs on the import of fruit and fish from Taiwan while halting shipments of sand to the island — which is bound to hurt Taiwan’s economy.
14:35 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
China says military drills around Taiwan Strait 'necessary and just'
China insisted its military exercises around the Taiwan Strait were "necessary and just" in the wake of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island.
"The Chinese military's conducting of military exercises in the sea near China's Taiwan are a necessary and just measure to resolutely protect national sovereignty," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular briefing.
"In the current struggle surrounding Pelosi's Taiwan visit, the United States are the provocateurs, China is the victim. The joint provocation by the US and Taiwan came first, China's just defense came after," she added.
China's leaders have expressed fury at Pelosi's Taiwan visit, painting it as threatening the fragile cross-strait status quo.
AFP
14:25 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
China imposes undeclared no-fly zone over Taiwan
Airlines operating in Asia have been warned by China to avoid flying in and around the airspace near Taiwan where it has been conducting military exercises in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.
14:04 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
Most Asian markets rise but Taiwan fears keep confidence in check
Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday after the previous day's reverse, though traders remained on edge after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, which has further strained China-US ties and raised concerns about the long-term impact on the global outlook.
The highest profile trip to the island in 25 years by a US politician was met with condemnation from Beijing, which warned of serious economic and military consequences.
Taiwan said more than 20 Chinese military aircraft had flown into the island's air defence identification zone -- an area wider than its territorial airspace that overlaps with part of China's air defence zone. The People's Liberation Army was also due to conduct a series of drills, while Foreign Minister Wang Yi vowed to "punish" those who offended the country.
AFP
13:39 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
China, US allies divided over Pelosi's Taiwan visit
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan has drawn bipartisan support at home and backing among the world’s democracies.
Meanwhile, China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory with no right to an independent identity, has rallied support among fellow authoritarian states. The divided opinions speak both to China's growing global influence and the backlash that has prompted among the world's liberal societies.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose country's ties with China have nosedived in recent years, declined to comment specifically on Pelosi's visit.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno also avoided commenting on Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, but raised concern about China’s planned live-fire military exercises in the regional seas that encompass parts of Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
Chinese ally North Korea, meanwhile, used the visit to accuse the US of being “the root cause of harassed peace and security in the region,” and said it supported Beijing in the confrontation surrounding Pelosi’s visit.
Russia called the visit a “clear provocation, which is in line with the United States’ aggressive policy aimed at comprehensively containing China.”
AP
13:34 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
How is China punishing Taiwan for the Pelosi visit?
China has launched a volley of trade curbs against Taiwan in addition to live-fire military drills, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the island despite Beijing's warnings.
China considers Taiwan its territory and tries to keep it isolated internationally, opposing countries from maintaining official contacts with the self-ruled democratic island.
After Pelosi became the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Wednesday the response will be "resolute, forceful and effective".
AFP
13:16 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
EU urges dialogue to reduce risks amid Taiwan tension
The European Union called on Wednesday for tensions over Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan to be resolved through dialogue and for communication channels with China to be kept open to avoid miscalculation.
"The EU has an interest in preserving peace and the status quo in the Taiwan Strait," a spokesperson for EU said. "We encourage a peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues. Tensions should be resolved through dialogue. Appropriate channels of communication should be maintained to reduce risks of miscalculation."
13:02 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi vows 'punishment' as Pelosi visits Taiwan
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi vowed Wednesday to punish those who offend Beijing, state media reported, as the country seethes over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
"This is a complete farce. The United States is violating China's sovereignty under the guise of so-called 'democracy'... those who offend China will be punished," Wang said on the sidelines of a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phnom Penh.
AFP
12:45 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
China blocks some Taiwan imports but avoids chip disruption
China blocked imports of citrus and fish from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by Nancy Pelosi, a top American lawmaker, to the self-ruled island but has avoided disrupting one of the world's most important technology and manufacturing relationships.
The two sides, which split in 1949 after a civil war, have no official relations but multibillion-dollar business ties, especially in the flow of Taiwanese-made processor chips needed by Chinese factories that assemble the world's smartphones and other electronics.
On Wednesday, Beijing blocked imports of citrus fruits and frozen mackerel from Taiwan after Pelosi, speaker of the House of Representatives, arrived in Taiwan late Tuesday. But the ruling party avoided disrupting the flow of chips and other industrial components, a step that would send shock waves through the shaky global economy.
AP
12:41 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
Taiwan defiant as China readies military drills over Pelosi visit
Taiwan struck a defiant tone Wednesday as it hosted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a furious China gearing up for military exercises dangerously close to the island's shores in retaliation for the visit.
"Facing deliberately heightened military threats, Taiwan will not back down. We will... continue to hold the line of defence for democracy," Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said at an event with Pelosi in Taipei.
She also thanked Pelosi for "taking concrete actions to show your staunch support for Taiwan at this critical moment".
China tries to keep Taiwan isolated on the world stage and opposes countries having official exchanges with Taipei.
AFP
12:39 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
From a dramatic landing to defiant speech: Inside Nancy Pelosi's historic Taiwan visit
The world watched as US Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plane entered the Taiwanese airspace. Today, as the Democratic politician met with President Tsai Ing-wen she pledged that America would not abandon the self-ruled island
12:32 (IST)
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
Social media filled with China's military build-up as Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
As tensions between US and China reached a fevered pitch on the issue of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, social media users reported seeing armoured vehicles and other military equipment being moved near the border of the island territory yesterday, which Beijing claims as its own.
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