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Post by Admin on Jul 28, 2022 4:50:26 GMT
Pelosi Considers Visit To Taiwan, China Warns They Will Take 'Forceful Measures' 32,590 views Jul 28, 2022 Tensions are building between the United States and China as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to visit Taiwan next month. Matt Bradley reports on how the geopolitical friction is receiving extra attention in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Post by Admin on Jul 28, 2022 21:58:44 GMT
China vows ‘serious consequences’ if US politician Nancy Pelosi travels to Taiwan - BBC News 214,604 views Jul 28, 2022 China has warned of "serious consequences" if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi were to proceed with her visit. Second in line to the presidency, after the vice-president, Ms Pelosi would be the highest ranking US politician to travel to the island since 1997. This has angered China, which sees self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province that must become a part of the country, and Beijing has not ruled out the possible use of force to achieve this. President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a contentious exchange on Taiwan in a two-hour and 17-minute call on Thursday, their fifth call since Biden became president. The latest: Beijing's statement on the call warned in reference to Taiwan that "those who play with fire will perish by it." A senior U.S. official briefing reporters on the call wouldn't confirm whether Xi used that exact language, but confirmed the leaders discussed their "differences" over Taiwan. Between the lines: It's no surprise that Taiwan was top of the agenda, with Beijing threatening "serious consequences" if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi follows through on a planned visit to the self-governing island. The Chinese government has repeatedly vowed to take control of the island, by force if necessary, and it reacts furiously to any gesture that seems to treat Taiwan as an independent state.
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2022 19:17:06 GMT
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The timeline for a potential Chinese attempt to take Taiwan by force seems to be getting shorter. Driving the news: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned President Biden not to "play with fire" over Taiwan on Thursday, according to the Chinese readout of a call between the two leaders. That contentious exchange comes with Beijing threatening "serious consequences" if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi follows through on a planned visit to the self-governing island. Pelosi's plans and the bellicose response from Beijing have renewed speculation that Taiwan could become a military flashpoint sooner rather than later. The Pentagon has briefed Pelosi about its security concerns around the trip, and Biden has said publicly that the U.S. military thinks it's "not a good idea right now." While all that was happening, the Taiwanese military was conducting a five-day exercise to simulate a Chinese invasion, part of a regular schedule of defense drills conducted each year. The big picture: The Chinese government has repeatedly vowed to take control of the self-governing island, by force if necessary, and it reacts furiously to any gesture that seems to treat Taiwan as an independent state. State of play: U.S. and Taiwanese officials have in the past floated various timelines for an invasion, often setting the horizon at 2025 or 2030.
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2022 21:54:51 GMT
US President Joe Biden and China President Xi Jinping have warned each other over Taiwan, during a phone call that lasted more than two hours.
Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart that the US strongly opposed any unilateral moves to change the island's status, but added that US policy on Taiwan had not changed.
Beijing said Mr Xi had told Mr Biden to abide by the one-China principle, warning him that "whoever plays with fire will get burnt"
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Post by Admin on Jul 30, 2022 18:10:32 GMT
China warns the US not to 'play with fire' as tensions rise over Taiwan conflict 2,955 views Jul 31, 2022 The prospect that one of the most senior politicians in the USA, Nancy Pelosi, is about to fly into Taiwan, has stoked tension with China.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has long been a vocal critic of the Chinese government. If she visited the island, she would be the most senior US politician to do so since Newt Gingrich in 1997.
But China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that should ultimately be re-united with the mainland.
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