Category: Special Topics

80,000 Stranded on Vacation: China’s Top Tourist Destination on Lockdown; Gordon Chang on Taiwan

August 8, 2022
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China’s latest draconian lockdown hits Hainan Province, stranding 80,000 people on vacation. In the vacation town of Sanya, tourists are paying thousands of dollars out-of-pocket for a “forced lockdown order.” Plus, I speak with Gordon Chang about the latest in the U.S.–China match over Taiwan. Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…

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China Launches New Military Drills, Vows to Continue Crossing Median Line of Taiwan Strait

August 8, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced a new round of invasive military drills around Taiwan on Aug. 8, further compressing the island’s sea and air space. The announcement came just one day after the scheduled end of the CCP’s largest ever military exercises around the island, ostensibly launched in protest against a visit to Taiwan…

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China Launches New Military Drills, Threatens to Continue Crossing Median Line of Taiwan Strait

August 8, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced a new round of invasive military drills around Taiwan on Aug. 8, further compressing the island’s sea and air space. The announcement comes just one day after the scheduled end of the CCP’s largest ever military exercises around the island, ostensibly launched in protest against a visit to Taiwan…

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

August 8, 2022
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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…

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Beijing Is ‘Manufacturing’ Taiwan Crisis Following Pelosi Visit, Says Taipei Ambassador

August 8, 2022
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In a recent interview for CBS News, Taiwan’s representative to the United States Bi-khim Hsiao criticized China’s response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island nation. The Chinese foreign ministry had warned that Pelosi’s visit would lead to “serious consequences” and that “those who play with fire will perish by it.” But…

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China’s Military Drills Near Taiwan Disrupt Key Shipping Lanes

August 8, 2022
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SINGAPORE—The Chinese regime’s military exercises in the waters around Taiwan have prompted some ships to navigate around the Taiwan Strait and give the island a wide berth, disrupting key trading routes for cargo and commodities sailing around the world, analysts said. Angered by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the Chinese…

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China to Conduct ‘Regular’ Military Drills East of Taiwan Strait Median Line: State Media

August 7, 2022
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The Chinese military will from now on conduct “regular” drills on the eastern side of the median line of the Taiwan Strait, Chinese state television reported on Sunday, citing a commentator. The median line in the narrow strait between the island of Taiwan and mainland China is an unofficial line of control that military aircraft…

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Vanuatu Takes Pro-Beijing Stance Calling Taiwan an ‘Inalienable Part of China’

August 7, 2022
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The government of Pacific nation Vanuatu has thrown its support behind the One China policy following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The overt declaration comes amid ongoing concerns of Beijing’s strong influence in the South Pacific and the threat of conflict around the Taiwan Strait. On Aug. 5, Silas Bule, the acting…

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Vanuatu takes Pro-China Stance Calling Taiwan an ‘Inalienable Part of China’

August 7, 2022
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The government of Pacific nation Vanuatu has thrown its support behind the One China policy following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The overt declaration comes amid ongoing concerns of Beijing’s strong influence in the South Pacific and the threat of conflict around the Taiwan Strait. On Aug. 5, Silas Bule, the acting…

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China Carries Out 4th Day of Military Drills Near Taiwan

August 7, 2022
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BEIJING—The Chinese regime said Sunday it carried out its fourth consecutive day of military drills in the air and sea around Taiwan in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island, despite international calls to calm the tensions. The Chinese army said the exercises focused on testing its long-range air…

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