Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit has left China fuming, could invasion be on the cards? – Times of India

1 2 3 4 NEW DELHI: Within minutes of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi 's arrival in Taiwan on August 2, China announced a series of live-fire drills and missile launches encircling Taiwan from August 4-7. This was swiftly followed by economic sanctions on Taiwanese agricultural goods and imports of Chinese sand. Read Also Why China is determined to take over Taiwan For the first time in 25 years, a US House Speaker is visiting Taiwan — defying China's threats of 'targeted military action' just as Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei. What is China's claim to Taiwan and why is it so riled up now? China had threatened “serious consequences” if Pelosi landed in Taiwan, despite that the senior US politician met President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on August 3. The visit left China humiliated and angry. It has already taken some severe steps against the island and may take more overt action, even a full-blown invasion, in the near future. 1 / China conducts ‘precision missile strikes’ in Taiwan Strait Show Captions <p>China says it conducted ‘precision missile strikes’ in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to… Read full this story

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