Chinese ships, planes make ‘provocative’ moves in Taiwan Strait ahead of Pelosi visitBy Snejana Farberov
August 2, 2022
With House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expected to land in Taiwan later Tuesday, Chinese planes and warships “squeezed” the imaginary line dividing the Taiwan Strait in a “very provocative” move, Reuters reported.
Beijing has repeatedly warned against Pelosi (D-Calif.) going to the island nation, which it claims as its own, while the US has said that it would not be intimidated by Chinese “saber-rattling”.
On Tuesday, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi predicted that US politicians who “play with fire” on the Taiwan issue will “come to no good end,” according to a ministry statement which did not mention Pelosi by name.
Chinese aircraft spent Tuesday morning repeatedly conducting tactical moves in which they briefly “touched” the so-called “median line” dividing Beijing and Taipei’s airspace and maritime territory before circling back to the other side of the strait, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters. The person added that Taiwanese aircraft were on standby nearby while the exercises were performed.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/chinese-ships-planes-make-provocative-moves-in-taiwan-ahead-of-pelosi-visit/
