by Sebastien Ricci, with Beiyi Seow in Beijing and Amber Wang in Taipei Agence France Presse PINGTAN, China (AFP) — China’s largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan kicked off Thursday, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes after a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views the self-ruled island as its […]
China begins major Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit
