US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departs Taiwan after her controversial visit
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
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
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
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
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
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.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
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
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
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.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
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
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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
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan LIVE updates:
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
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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.”