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China Conducts Live-Fire Exercises Ahead of Pelosi’s Potential Taiwan Visit

July 31, 2022
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China conducted live-fire exercises off its coast opposite Taiwan on July 30 after warning U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) not to visit the self-governed island that the communist regime sees as its territory. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held the military drills in the waters off Tanpai Province, in the narrowest parts of the…

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China Steps Up Warning Over Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit

July 29, 2022
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Is Taiwan the top flashpoint in U.S.–China relations? Chinese leader Xi Jinping gave President Joe Biden a stern warning over Washington’s stance on the island, as tensions build ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan. One of the world’s largest banks has reportedly set up a Communist Party branch in its Chinese…

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China State Media Suggests Shooting Down Pelosi’s Plane; Health Workers Win $10.3M in Vaccine Suit | NTD Evening News

July 29, 2022
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Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to leave for Asia Friday night, but won’t confirm whether she’ll visit Taiwan. Meanwhile, Chinese state-run media has threatened to shoot down Pelosi’s plane if she visits the island with a military escort. Chicago’s NorthShore University HealthSystem has agreed to pay hundreds of health care workers a total…

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China State Media Threatens to ‘Shoot’ Down Pelosi’s Plane to Taiwan If She Flies With Military Escort

July 29, 2022
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The White House has refused to comment on a threat by a Chinese state media figure who said that the Chinese military should “shoot … down” a plane carrying House speaker Nancy Pelosi if she visited Taiwan with a military escort. “As it relates to the Speaker’s travels, it’s something that we’re just not going…

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Capitol Report (July 28): US Economy Enters Into Recession; Biden, Xi Talk for Over 2 Hours

July 28, 2022
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New economic data shows the economy is in a recession, but President Joe Biden urges Americans to consider other factors, as Democrats are inching closer to passing a new historic spending bill. What is a recession? This is the question many throughout the country are asking as the U.S. economy contracts for the second straight…

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China’s Response to Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Is Just ‘Empty Threats’: Former State Department Official

July 28, 2022
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A proposed trip to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spurred something of a diplomatic event this week, as administration officials and experts publicly disagreed on the utility of the trip amid increased threats from communist China. The White House subsequently clarified that Pelosi was receiving standard military input on the security situation in relation…

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Japan Discusses Preparations for Conflict in a Rare Visit to Taiwan

July 28, 2022
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A high-level Japanese delegation visited Taiwan to discuss preparations for potential conflicts as the self-governed island is bearing increased military pressures from the communist regime in Beijing. “We need to think ahead about what kind of situations could happen,” Shigeru Ishiba, lawmaker and former Japanese defense minister, said during a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai…

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Pelosi’s Proposed Taiwan Trip Wins Bipartisan Support

July 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress is rallying behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential trip to Taiwan in seemingly bipartisan unity as lawmakers on both sides urge her to visit the self-governing island democracy despite warnings from China. The move has seen a rare intraparty rift emerging with President Joe Biden, who is wary about escalating tensions with China’s…

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House Speaker Pelosi Invites Senior Lawmakers to Join Taiwan Trip: NBC Report

July 28, 2022
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has invited at least three lawmakers to join her planned trip to Taiwan, according to some contacts familiar with the matter, NBC News reported. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas.), the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in an interview at the U.S. Capitol that he and Committee Chairman…

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Xi to Biden: US ‘Playing With Fire’ on Taiwan

July 28, 2022
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President Joe Biden held a phone call with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping on July 28. The call was the fifth of its kind between Biden and Xi, and lasted well over two hours. The call came amid a myriad of tensions that have caused Sino-American relations to fall to their lowest…

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