China restarts drills as Pelosi vows Taiwan won’t be isolated
August 5, 2022.
Beijing is due to start a second day of its biggest-ever live fire military drills around Taiwan
Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi has insisted her controversial visit to Taipei – in the face of warnings from Beijing – was not motivated by self-interest
Speaking in Japan, she vowed that the US will not let China isolate Taiwan
On Thursday China launched ballistic missiles into waters around Taiwan’s north-east and south-west coasts a move, which Taiwan says stops ships and planes from using the space, violates its sovereignty and amounts to a blockade