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Pelosi Says US Cannot Allow China to Isolate Taiwan, Calls Xi ‘A Scared Bully’

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reaffirmed her support for Taiwan on Aug. 9 after returning from her Asia tour, and said China’s leader Xi Jinping reacted to her Taiwan visit like “a scared bully.” In an interview on NBC’s “Today” show, Pelosi reiterated, “We cannot allow the Chinese government to isolate Taiwan.” Pelosi is…


Saint Vincent Prime Minister Says Relations With Taiwan ‘Unbreakable’ Despite China’s Military Drills

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’s (SVG) relations with Taiwan are “unbreakable” and will not be intimidated by “any powers,” the Caribbean islands’ prime minister said on Sunday following China’s military drills surrounding Taiwan. SVG Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves and his delegation arrived in Taiwan for a six-day visit on Aug. 7, marking his 11th visit…


‘No Justification’: Defence Minister Anand on China’s ‘Aggressive’ Military Drills in Taiwan Strait

Defence Minister Anita Anand says China has no ground to launch live fire exercises off Taiwan’s coast in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island on Aug. 2–3. “There is no justification to use a visit as a pretext for aggressive military activity in the Taiwan Strait,” Anand said in…