Why China has announced military action in response to Pelosi’s visit

Published August 2, 2022 4:21pm ET



Responding to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on Tuesday, China announced live fire drills surrounding Taiwan, to be held from Thursday to Saturday. The China-declared exclusion areas appear to include Taiwan’s territorial waters. I suspect that the People’s Liberation Army will at least launch weapons into these waters.

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