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Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Kirby on Friday responded to Qin, saying, "There's nothing here for the United States to rectify -- the Chinese can go a long way to taking the tensions down simply by stopping these provocative military exercises and ending the rhetoric.". We're not seeking a crisis and quite frankly there's no reason for a crisis to erupt out of this," Kirby said in a response to a question from CNN's MJ Lee. He told reporters the US condemns China's sanctioning of Pelosi and her family and said it was "unjustified," maintaining the speaker had "every right to go." |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | "The only way out of this crisis is that the US side must take matters immediately to rectify its mistakes and eliminate the grave impact of Pelosi's visit," Minister Jing Quan said during a virtual briefing. Jing reiterated that China views Pelosi's visit to Taiwan as "a serious violation of the One China policy.". He said that they view the trip by the lawmaker as an official US government visit, noting that Pelosi flew on a US government plane. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | He argued Pelosi "knows where China's red lines are" but said she "still chose to deliberately provoke and challenge China's position.". Kirby on Friday responded to Qin, saying, "There's nothing here for the United States to rectify -- the Chinese can go a long way to taking the tensions down simply by stopping these provocative military exercises and ending the rhetoric.". We're not seeking a crisis and quite frankly there's no reason for a crisis to erupt out of this," Kirby said in a response to a question from CNN's MJ Lee. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Her safe arrival earlier this week left many shocked, upset, and confused, and was followed by a burst of jokes and laments about China being 201csoft. 201d Now that Pelosi is off the island 2014and China has dramatically reacted by encircling the island , firing missiles over Taipei , and canceling cooperation with the United States on a number of fronts, including climate 2014the anger directed at the Chinese government 2019s initial response has found a new target: Hu Xijin, the former editor of the state-run tabloid Global Times . Before Pelosi 2019s visit, Hu offered a litany of incendiary predictions and suggestions about Pelosi 2019s trip on Weibo and Twitter, culminating in a tweet urging the PLA to shoot down her plane. A number of critics now argue that Hu 2019s bombastic rhetoric primed the public to believe in a bloody fantasy at the expense of the Chinese government 2019s credibility both at home and abroad. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Using a government plane is standard for congressional delegations, especially for the House speaker who is high in the line of presidential succession. He argued Pelosi "knows where China's red lines are" but said she "still chose to deliberately provoke and challenge China's position.". Kirby on Friday responded to Qin, saying, "There's nothing here for the United States to rectify -- the Chinese can go a long way to taking the tensions down simply by stopping these provocative military exercises and ending the rhetoric." |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | A number of Chinese internet users were under the mistaken impression that China 2019s stern warnings and the threat of a People 2019s Liberation Army attack on her plane might deter Nancy Pelosi from visiting Taiwan. Her safe arrival earlier this week left many shocked, upset, and confused, and was followed by a burst of jokes and laments about China being 201csoft. 201d Now that Pelosi is off the island 2014and China has dramatically reacted by encircling the island , firing missiles over Taipei , and canceling cooperation with the United States on a number of fronts, including climate 2014the anger directed at the Chinese government 2019s initial response has found a new target: Hu Xijin, the former editor of the state-run tabloid Global Times . Before Pelosi 2019s visit, Hu offered a litany of incendiary predictions and suggestions about Pelosi 2019s trip on Weibo and Twitter, culminating in a tweet urging the PLA to shoot down her plane. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | As a US Air Force jet carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi approached Taiwan on Tuesday night, expectations ran high in China over how Beijing would respond. Since reports emerged that the key US lawmaker would visit Taiwan during an Asia tour, conversation in China had churned with nationalist furor and amped-up rhetoric on what the leadership could do about it. Beijing had earlier threatened Washington that those who "play with fire" over Taiwan would "perish," and warned the US against crossing a "red line," saying the Chinese military would "not sit idly by" if Pelosi visited the self-governing island, which China's Communist Party claims as its territory, despite never having controlled it. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | We're not seeking a crisis and quite frankly there's no reason for a crisis to erupt out of this," Kirby said in a response to a question from CNN's MJ Lee. He told reporters the US condemns China's sanctioning of Pelosi and her family and said it was "unjustified," maintaining the speaker had "every right to go.". This story has been updated with additional information. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | She added that her visit to Taiwan had been about maintaining the status quo, not changing it. Later on Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said it was imposing sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family for "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs (and) seriously undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.". Missiles posed 'no risk' China started military drills around the island on Thursday, firing multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan the day after Pelosi's departure. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Jing reiterated that China views Pelosi's visit to Taiwan as "a serious violation of the One China policy.". He said that they view the trip by the lawmaker as an official US government visit, noting that Pelosi flew on a US government plane. Using a government plane is standard for congressional delegations, especially for the House speaker who is high in the line of presidential succession. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The decision to summon Qin came after days of warnings to China not to escalate tensions in the region following the speaker's visit to the self-governing island, which the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory despite having never controlled it. It represents a shift from the White House's attitude about the trip before it occurred, when officials privately tried to warn Pelosi over the possible consequences of the visit and how it could harm US-China relations. The meeting was first reported by The Washington Post. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | China 2019s military drills were launched following a visit earlier this week by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan that infuriated Beijing. 201cChina has chosen to overreact and use Speaker Pelosi 2019s visit as a pretext to increase provocative military activity in and around the Taiwan Strait, 201d Blinken said at a news conference in the Cambodian capital. Blinken also said the U.S. stands in 201cstrong solidarity 201d with Japan following the 201cdangerous actions China has taken. 201d |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Beijing had earlier threatened Washington that those who "play with fire" over Taiwan would "perish," and warned the US against crossing a "red line," saying the Chinese military would "not sit idly by" if Pelosi visited the self-governing island, which China's Communist Party claims as its territory, despite never having controlled it. Voices outside the government, including former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, had been more direct, saying China could take military action against Pelosi's plane -- raising the public's expectations of a showdown. Instead, Pelosi and her congressional delegation landed on the tarmac in Taipei's Songshan Airport, where they were greeted in a live-streamed welcome by Taiwanese officials while the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper flashed "US-Taiwan friendship forever" in brightly lit text and crowds, of both supporters and protesters, gathered outside Pelosi's hotel to await her arrival. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | It represents a shift from the White House's attitude about the trip before it occurred, when officials privately tried to warn Pelosi over the possible consequences of the visit and how it could harm US-China relations. The meeting was first reported by The Washington Post. In the days since Pelosi left Taiwan, China has taken multiple bellicose steps, both diplomatically and militarily. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | We condemned the PRC's military actions, which are irresponsible, at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability and across the Taiwan Strait," National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby said in a statement to CNN. The decision to summon Qin came after days of warnings to China not to escalate tensions in the region following the speaker's visit to the self-governing island, which the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory despite having never controlled it. It represents a shift from the White House's attitude about the trip before it occurred, when officials privately tried to warn Pelosi over the possible consequences of the visit and how it could harm US-China relations. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | He called China's recent actions "provocative" and "a significant escalation.". The speaker's visit, he said, was "peaceful" and "there is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate and escalatory military response.". Pelosi, a California Democrat, said the visit -- the first time a US House speaker had visited Taiwan in 25 years -- was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" Taipei. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | In the days since Pelosi left Taiwan, China has taken multiple bellicose steps, both diplomatically and militarily. On the diplomatic front, Beijing is sanctioning Pelosi and her immediate family and said Friday it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including combating the climate crisis. The pause in climate talks between the US and China is symbolically significant for the two nations' bilateral relationship because the climate crisis was one of the few areas the US and China had continued to cooperate on in recent years, even during times of heightened geopolitical tensions. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The meeting was first reported by The Washington Post. In the days since Pelosi left Taiwan, China has taken multiple bellicose steps, both diplomatically and militarily. On the diplomatic front, Beijing is sanctioning Pelosi and her immediate family and said Friday it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including combating the climate crisis. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Exercises exerting pressure Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, who met with Pelosi during her visit, called China's military drills "an irresponsible act," adding that Taipei does not want to "provoke disputes" but will defend its sovereignty and national safety. In a speech on Thursday night, Tsai said the exercises have "undermined the status quo of the Taiwan Strait, intruded (on) our sovereignty, and heightened tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.". Well in advance of Pelosi's near 24-hour visit to Taiwan, China had warned her presence was not welcome. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The speaker's visit, he said, was "peaceful" and "there is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate and escalatory military response.". Pelosi, a California Democrat, said the visit -- the first time a US House speaker had visited Taiwan in 25 years -- was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" Taipei. It came at a low point in US-China relations and despite warnings from the Biden administration against a visit to the democratically governed island. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | He said that they view the trip by the lawmaker as an official US government visit, noting that Pelosi flew on a US government plane. Using a government plane is standard for congressional delegations, especially for the House speaker who is high in the line of presidential succession. He argued Pelosi "knows where China's red lines are" but said she "still chose to deliberately provoke and challenge China's position." |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | On the diplomatic front, Beijing is sanctioning Pelosi and her immediate family and said Friday it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including combating the climate crisis. The pause in climate talks between the US and China is symbolically significant for the two nations' bilateral relationship because the climate crisis was one of the few areas the US and China had continued to cooperate on in recent years, even during times of heightened geopolitical tensions. The US and China announced in Glasgow last year 00a0a bilateral agreement to cooperate on the climate crisis, widely seen as a progressive step that would allow China to work on key issues -- like reducing methane emissions -- without having to join global agreements that it had shown resistance to. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Since reports emerged that the key US lawmaker would visit Taiwan during an Asia tour, conversation in China had churned with nationalist furor and amped-up rhetoric on what the leadership could do about it. Beijing had earlier threatened Washington that those who "play with fire" over Taiwan would "perish," and warned the US against crossing a "red line," saying the Chinese military would "not sit idly by" if Pelosi visited the self-governing island, which China's Communist Party claims as its territory, despite never having controlled it. Voices outside the government, including former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, had been more direct, saying China could take military action against Pelosi's plane -- raising the public's expectations of a showdown. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The moves comes as China doubles down on rhetoric blaming the US for spiking tensions and forcing it into a response. Beijing announced sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family and said it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including fighting climate change, on Friday. Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang said the island represented "freedom and democracy," and that "the evil neighbor next door flexed its muscles on our doorstep and arbitrarily sabotaged (one of) the busiest waterways in the world with military exercises." |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | "They may try to keep Taiwan from visiting or participating in other places, but they will not isolate Taiwan by preventing us to travel there," she said. She added that her visit to Taiwan had been about maintaining the status quo, not changing it. Later on Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said it was imposing sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family for "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs (and) seriously undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity." |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Voices outside the government, including former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, had been more direct, saying China could take military action against Pelosi's plane -- raising the public's expectations of a showdown. Instead, Pelosi and her congressional delegation landed on the tarmac in Taipei's Songshan Airport, where they were greeted in a live-streamed welcome by Taiwanese officials while the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper flashed "US-Taiwan friendship forever" in brightly lit text and crowds, of both supporters and protesters, gathered outside Pelosi's hotel to await her arrival. As Taiwan rolled out the red carpet, China's government ministries fired off a raft of condemnations, while its military pledged to launch extensive, multiday military exercises, and on Thursday fired missiles over the island -- a first for China. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Later on Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said it was imposing sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family for "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs (and) seriously undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.". Missiles posed 'no risk' China started military drills around the island on Thursday, firing multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan the day after Pelosi's departure. A Chinese military expert confirmed on state broadcaster CCTV that the conventional missiles flew over Taiwan's main island, including airspace covered by Taiwanese defense missiles. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | As a result, when Hu Xijin made predictions about the possible consequences of the Pelosi visit, many people mistakenly thought that he had real insider information about the country 2019s response package. This is far from Hu 2019s first time on the receiving end of public ire, nationalist or otherwise. In 2021, Hu came under attack for suggesting a top Party body 2019s mocking Weibo post comparing a Chinese rocket launch to funeral pyres for coronavirus victims in India was in bad taste. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The ministry had previously suggested 68 aircraft flew into the area, but later clarified that 19 operated west of the median line dividing the Taiwan Strait. The moves comes as China doubles down on rhetoric blaming the US for spiking tensions and forcing it into a response. Beijing announced sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family and said it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including fighting climate change, on Friday. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Instead, Pelosi and her congressional delegation landed on the tarmac in Taipei's Songshan Airport, where they were greeted in a live-streamed welcome by Taiwanese officials while the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper flashed "US-Taiwan friendship forever" in brightly lit text and crowds, of both supporters and protesters, gathered outside Pelosi's hotel to await her arrival. As Taiwan rolled out the red carpet, China's government ministries fired off a raft of condemnations, while its military pledged to launch extensive, multiday military exercises, and on Thursday fired missiles over the island -- a first for China. But China's initial actions stopped short of what was expected by some of its domestic audience. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | We strongly condemn it," Kishi told reporters during a press conference. Kishi said this was the first time that Chinese ballistic missiles had landed within Japan's EEZ and that a protest had been lodged with Beijing. Exercises exerting pressure Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, who met with Pelosi during her visit, called China's military drills "an irresponsible act," adding that Taipei does not want to "provoke disputes" but will defend its sovereignty and national safety. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Pelosi, a California Democrat, said the visit -- the first time a US House speaker had visited Taiwan in 25 years -- was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" Taipei. It came at a low point in US-China relations and despite warnings from the Biden administration against a visit to the democratically governed island. The US maintains close unofficial ties with Taiwan, and 00a0is bound by law to 00a0provide Taiwan 00a0with defensive arms. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Kishi said this was the first time that Chinese ballistic missiles had landed within Japan's EEZ and that a protest had been lodged with Beijing. Exercises exerting pressure Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, who met with Pelosi during her visit, called China's military drills "an irresponsible act," adding that Taipei does not want to "provoke disputes" but will defend its sovereignty and national safety. In a speech on Thursday night, Tsai said the exercises have "undermined the status quo of the Taiwan Strait, intruded (on) our sovereignty, and heightened tensions in the Indo-Pacific region." |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The test was scheduled to happen Wednesday evening into Thursday. It will now happen at a later date to be determined. China made good on its promise that Taipei would pay a price for hosting Pelosi by launching multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Beijing announced sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family and said it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including fighting climate change, on Friday. Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang said the island represented "freedom and democracy," and that "the evil neighbor next door flexed its muscles on our doorstep and arbitrarily sabotaged (one of) the busiest waterways in the world with military exercises.". The skies and waters around Taiwan have become a focal point as Beijing ramps up tensions not only with Taiwan, but with neighboring Japan, which lodged a formal protest with China after five projectiles landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | It will now happen at a later date to be determined. China made good on its promise that Taipei would pay a price for hosting Pelosi by launching multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday. This is not the first time in recent months that the US has canceled a missile test due to geopolitical events. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Pelosi's visit to the island posed a direct threat to that by presenting an alternative vision of democracy. "(Pelosi) leads the democratically elected branch that originates America's government funding and economic policies. Her position and role makes her commitment to Taiwan's security particularly significant," Schuster said. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Experts also suggest the announcement of the drills shortly after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday was no snap reaction to her controversial visit -- rather, the exercises are part of a relentless, years-long plan to bring Taiwan under Beijing's control. Pelosi's trip to the island -- a democracy of 24 million that the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory despite having never controlled it -- has merely thrust the issue of Taiwan into news headlines, analysts said. "That's what Nancy Pelosi really accomplished, raising global awareness of China's sustained military coercion campaign against Taiwan that's been going on for more than a decade," said Drew Thompson, visiting senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | China made good on its promise that Taipei would pay a price for hosting Pelosi by launching multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday. This is not the first time in recent months that the US has canceled a missile test due to geopolitical events. In March, Austin canceled a planned test of a Minute Man III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile to avoid "any actions that could be misunderstood or misconstrued" during heightened tensions with Russia, then Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said at the time. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | PHNOM PENH--U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that China 2019s military exercises aimed at Taiwan including missiles fired into Japan 2019s exclusive economic zone represent a 201csignificant escalation. 201d. China 2019s military drills were launched following a visit earlier this week by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan that infuriated Beijing. 201cChina has chosen to overreact and use Speaker Pelosi 2019s visit as a pretext to increase provocative military activity in and around the Taiwan Strait, 201d Blinken said at a news conference in the Cambodian capital. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | China pressed ahead with military drills near Taiwan and flew drones close to Japan on Friday, escalating tensions in the strait that have threatened to boil over since Taipei welcomed US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a historic visit. Taiwan's defense ministry said Chinese warships and aircraft continued drills in waters around the island, adding that Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces crossed the median line -- the halfway point between the island and mainland China -- in a move it called a "highly provocative act.". The line has previously been an informal but largely respected border of control between Beijing and Taipei. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | While the military exercises gave Xi strong visuals to support his resolve, China also hit Pelosi and the US government with a range of sanctions. The measures include the cancellation of future phone calls and meetings between Chinese and US military leaders and the suspension of cooperation on matters including the repatriation of illegal immigrants, legal assistance on criminal matters and the combat of transnational crimes. Beijing also announced measures targeting Pelosi and members of her immediate family. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The missiles were among a number launched by Beijing Thursday -- some of which flew over Taiwan -- as Pelosi made her way to Tokyo where she met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday. China has previously fired missiles into waters surrounding Taiwan -- a democratic island of 24 million that the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory, despite having never controlled it -- most notably during the Taiwan Strait Crisis in the 1990s. But missiles flying over the island marked a significant escalation, with US officials warning there may be more to come. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | [ 2026] Such tactics led many to believe that Hu Xijin was leaking information and making harsh statements on behalf of the state and the military for the purpose of deterrence. As a result, when Hu Xijin made predictions about the possible consequences of the Pelosi visit, many people mistakenly thought that he had real insider information about the country 2019s response package. This is far from Hu 2019s first time on the receiving end of public ire, nationalist or otherwise. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The measures include the cancellation of future phone calls and meetings between Chinese and US military leaders and the suspension of cooperation on matters including the repatriation of illegal immigrants, legal assistance on criminal matters and the combat of transnational crimes. Beijing also announced measures targeting Pelosi and members of her immediate family. "The goal is intimidation via the application of all elements of Chinese power," Schuster said. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | China announced the drills -- whose scale marks a significant escalation from past activities -- within an hour of the arrival of Pelosi and a congressional delegation in Taiwan on Tuesday evening. The stop, which was expected but not announced beforehand, was part of a larger Asia tour. Chinese officials had repeatedly warned Washington of unspecified repercussions in the lead-up to the expected trip. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Taiwan's military "closely monitored" the situation and deployed aircraft and vessels to "appropriately" react to Chinese military drills around the island, the Defense Ministry added. It also said drones "intruded" into outlying islands controlled by Taiwan. China announced the drills -- whose scale marks a significant escalation from past activities -- within an hour of the arrival of Pelosi and a congressional delegation in Taiwan on Tuesday evening. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The skies and waters around Taiwan have become a focal point as Beijing ramps up tensions not only with Taiwan, but with neighboring Japan, which lodged a formal protest with China after five projectiles landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The missiles were among a number launched by Beijing Thursday -- some of which flew over Taiwan -- as Pelosi made her way to Tokyo where she met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday. China has previously fired missiles into waters surrounding Taiwan -- a democratic island of 24 million that the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory, despite having never controlled it -- most notably during the Taiwan Strait Crisis in the 1990s. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang said the island represented "freedom and democracy," and that "the evil neighbor next door flexed its muscles on our doorstep and arbitrarily sabotaged (one of) the busiest waterways in the world with military exercises.". The skies and waters around Taiwan have become a focal point as Beijing ramps up tensions not only with Taiwan, but with neighboring Japan, which lodged a formal protest with China after five projectiles landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The missiles were among a number launched by Beijing Thursday -- some of which flew over Taiwan -- as Pelosi made her way to Tokyo where she met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The news follows a series of military drills that China has carried out around Taiwan since Thursday after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to the self-governing democratic island earlier this week. The Chinese Communist Party views Taiwan as its territory, despite never having controlled it, and has long vowed to "reunify" the island with the Chinese mainland -- by force if necessary. Pelosi ignored its furious opposition to her visit by landing in Taipei on Tuesday evening as part of a larger Asia tour that wrapped up Friday with a last stop in Japan. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | With last week's drills, Xi had to demonstrate he would not waver on his commitment to bringing Taiwan under Beijing's control, Schuster said. Pelosi's visit to the island posed a direct threat to that by presenting an alternative vision of democracy. "(Pelosi) leads the democratically elected branch that originates America's government funding and economic policies. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Hu Xijin has been devoted to creating the persona of the propaganda apparatus off government 2019s (and even the military 2019s), so that people mistakenly believe that some of the official statements that cannot be made openly are spoken through him, and news not convenient to be released through official channels are revealed through him. [ 2026] Such tactics led many to believe that Hu Xijin was leaking information and making harsh statements on behalf of the state and the military for the purpose of deterrence. As a result, when Hu Xijin made predictions about the possible consequences of the Pelosi visit, many people mistakenly thought that he had real insider information about the country 2019s response package. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | It also said drones "intruded" into outlying islands controlled by Taiwan. China announced the drills -- whose scale marks a significant escalation from past activities -- within an hour of the arrival of Pelosi and a congressional delegation in Taiwan on Tuesday evening. The stop, which was expected but not announced beforehand, was part of a larger Asia tour. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | China has also summoned the ambassadors of the US, Japan and various European countries. On Friday, China's Foreign Ministry announced a raft of countermeasures against the US, including sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family. China also suspended bilateral climate talks and shelved cooperation on issues including the repatriation of illegal immigrants and the investigation of transnational crimes and drug operations. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | A trigger for long-planned exercises The exercises kicked off after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered Beijing by visiting Taipei last week to show her support for democracy on the island. Beijing flooded the seas and skies around Taiwan with ships and jets -- as many as 80 Chinese warplanes and vessels were detected in the Taiwan Strait Sunday, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry. On previous days, the PLA also fired rockets toward small, Taiwan-controlled islands near the mainland, and launched ballistic missiles farther afield, with some flying over Taiwan and falling in the ocean east of the island. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | On Friday, China's Foreign Ministry announced a raft of countermeasures against the US, including sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family. China also suspended bilateral climate talks and shelved cooperation on issues including the repatriation of illegal immigrants and the investigation of transnational crimes and drug operations. "We should not hold hostage cooperation on matters of global concern because of differences between our two countries," Blinken told reporters on Saturday, speaking in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | China's military exercises around Taiwan this week aim to send a pointed message to governments in Taipei, Tokyo and Washington that Beijing alone calls the shots in the Taiwan Strait, analysts say. Experts also suggest the announcement of the drills shortly after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday was no snap reaction to her controversial visit -- rather, the exercises are part of a relentless, years-long plan to bring Taiwan under Beijing's control. Pelosi's trip to the island -- a democracy of 24 million that the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory despite having never controlled it -- has merely thrust the issue of Taiwan into news headlines, analysts said. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Later Thursday, images showed military helicopters flying past Pingtan island, one of Taiwan's closest points to mainland China. The military posturing was a deliberate show of force after Pelosi left the island on Wednesday evening, bound for South Korea, one of the final stops on an Asia tour that ends in Japan this weekend. Within hours of her departure from Taipei on Wednesday, the island's Defense Ministry said China sent more than 20 fighter jets across the median line in the Taiwan Strait, the midway point between the mainland and Taiwan that Beijing says it does not recognize but usually respects. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | The military posturing was a deliberate show of force after Pelosi left the island on Wednesday evening, bound for South Korea, one of the final stops on an Asia tour that ends in Japan this weekend. Within hours of her departure from Taipei on Wednesday, the island's Defense Ministry said China sent more than 20 fighter jets across the median line in the Taiwan Strait, the midway point between the mainland and Taiwan that Beijing says it does not recognize but usually respects. In addition, the ministry said that 22 Chinese warplanes had entered its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) on Thursday, and that all of them crossed the strait median line. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Pelosi's trip to the island -- a democracy of 24 million that the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory despite having never controlled it -- has merely thrust the issue of Taiwan into news headlines, analysts said. "That's what Nancy Pelosi really accomplished, raising global awareness of China's sustained military coercion campaign against Taiwan that's been going on for more than a decade," said Drew Thompson, visiting senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. "They do this every year," Thompson said of the Chinese exercises. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | And on Monday, China issued a notice to say drills were continuing. A trigger for long-planned exercises The exercises kicked off after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered Beijing by visiting Taipei last week to show her support for democracy on the island. Beijing flooded the seas and skies around Taiwan with ships and jets -- as many as 80 Chinese warplanes and vessels were detected in the Taiwan Strait Sunday, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday, its military said, on what was expected to be the final day of extensive exercises rolled out in response to a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese military said on Sunday around noon local time that it conducted live-fire drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan "as planned.". "The drills focused on joint fire land strikes and long-range air strike capabilities," the command said in a statement posted to its official account on the social media platform Weibo, without specifying whether the drills have ended. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | It has also canceled planned meetings between Chinese and Japanese officials. China has also summoned the ambassadors of the US, Japan and various European countries. On Friday, China's Foreign Ministry announced a raft of countermeasures against the US, including sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | In meetings in Manila dominated by discussion on simmering US-China tensions over the Taiwan visit of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Blinken said a 70-year-old defense pact with the Philippines was "ironclad.". "An armed attack on Philippine armed forces, public vessels and aircraft will invoke US mutual defense commitments under that treaty," Blinken told a news conference. "The Philippines is an irreplaceable friend, partner, and ally to the United States." |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | "(Pelosi) leads the democratically elected branch that originates America's government funding and economic policies. Her position and role makes her commitment to Taiwan's security particularly significant," Schuster said. "Unable to bully her, Xi had to demonstrate China's power -- diplomatic, economic and military," he said. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | "Unable to bully her, Xi had to demonstrate China's power -- diplomatic, economic and military," he said. While the military exercises gave Xi strong visuals to support his resolve, China also hit Pelosi and the US government with a range of sanctions. The measures include the cancellation of future phone calls and meetings between Chinese and US military leaders and the suspension of cooperation on matters including the repatriation of illegal immigrants, legal assistance on criminal matters and the combat of transnational crimes. |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | "That's what Nancy Pelosi really accomplished, raising global awareness of China's sustained military coercion campaign against Taiwan that's been going on for more than a decade," said Drew Thompson, visiting senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. "They do this every year," Thompson said of the Chinese exercises. "The difference this year is that we're paying attention." |
Ways China Responds to Pelosi's Visit ? | Chinese state media said that exercises to simulate an air and sea "blockade" around Taiwan had started Wednesday, but offered little solid evidence to back up the claim. Later Thursday, images showed military helicopters flying past Pingtan island, one of Taiwan's closest points to mainland China. The military posturing was a deliberate show of force after Pelosi left the island on Wednesday evening, bound for South Korea, one of the final stops on an Asia tour that ends in Japan this weekend. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Kirby on Friday responded to Qin, saying, "There's nothing here for the United States to rectify -- the Chinese can go a long way to taking the tensions down simply by stopping these provocative military exercises and ending the rhetoric.". We're not seeking a crisis and quite frankly there's no reason for a crisis to erupt out of this," Kirby said in a response to a question from CNN's MJ Lee. He told reporters the US condemns China's sanctioning of Pelosi and her family and said it was "unjustified," maintaining the speaker had "every right to go." |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | "The only way out of this crisis is that the US side must take matters immediately to rectify its mistakes and eliminate the grave impact of Pelosi's visit," Minister Jing Quan said during a virtual briefing. Jing reiterated that China views Pelosi's visit to Taiwan as "a serious violation of the One China policy.". He said that they view the trip by the lawmaker as an official US government visit, noting that Pelosi flew on a US government plane. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | We're not seeking a crisis and quite frankly there's no reason for a crisis to erupt out of this," Kirby said in a response to a question from CNN's MJ Lee. He told reporters the US condemns China's sanctioning of Pelosi and her family and said it was "unjustified," maintaining the speaker had "every right to go.". This story has been updated with additional information. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | He argued Pelosi "knows where China's red lines are" but said she "still chose to deliberately provoke and challenge China's position.". Kirby on Friday responded to Qin, saying, "There's nothing here for the United States to rectify -- the Chinese can go a long way to taking the tensions down simply by stopping these provocative military exercises and ending the rhetoric.". We're not seeking a crisis and quite frankly there's no reason for a crisis to erupt out of this," Kirby said in a response to a question from CNN's MJ Lee. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | We condemned the PRC's military actions, which are irresponsible, at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability and across the Taiwan Strait," National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby said in a statement to CNN. The decision to summon Qin came after days of warnings to China not to escalate tensions in the region following the speaker's visit to the self-governing island, which the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory despite having never controlled it. It represents a shift from the White House's attitude about the trip before it occurred, when officials privately tried to warn Pelosi over the possible consequences of the visit and how it could harm US-China relations. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | The decision to summon Qin came after days of warnings to China not to escalate tensions in the region following the speaker's visit to the self-governing island, which the Chinese Communist Party regards as its territory despite having never controlled it. It represents a shift from the White House's attitude about the trip before it occurred, when officials privately tried to warn Pelosi over the possible consequences of the visit and how it could harm US-China relations. The meeting was first reported by The Washington Post. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Jing reiterated that China views Pelosi's visit to Taiwan as "a serious violation of the One China policy.". He said that they view the trip by the lawmaker as an official US government visit, noting that Pelosi flew on a US government plane. Using a government plane is standard for congressional delegations, especially for the House speaker who is high in the line of presidential succession. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Using a government plane is standard for congressional delegations, especially for the House speaker who is high in the line of presidential succession. He argued Pelosi "knows where China's red lines are" but said she "still chose to deliberately provoke and challenge China's position.". Kirby on Friday responded to Qin, saying, "There's nothing here for the United States to rectify -- the Chinese can go a long way to taking the tensions down simply by stopping these provocative military exercises and ending the rhetoric." |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | On the diplomatic front, Beijing is sanctioning Pelosi and her immediate family and said Friday it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including combating the climate crisis. The pause in climate talks between the US and China is symbolically significant for the two nations' bilateral relationship because the climate crisis was one of the few areas the US and China had continued to cooperate on in recent years, even during times of heightened geopolitical tensions. The US and China announced in Glasgow last year 00a0a bilateral agreement to cooperate on the climate crisis, widely seen as a progressive step that would allow China to work on key issues -- like reducing methane emissions -- without having to join global agreements that it had shown resistance to. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | The meeting was first reported by The Washington Post. In the days since Pelosi left Taiwan, China has taken multiple bellicose steps, both diplomatically and militarily. On the diplomatic front, Beijing is sanctioning Pelosi and her immediate family and said Friday it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including combating the climate crisis. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Her safe arrival earlier this week left many shocked, upset, and confused, and was followed by a burst of jokes and laments about China being 201csoft. 201d Now that Pelosi is off the island 2014and China has dramatically reacted by encircling the island , firing missiles over Taipei , and canceling cooperation with the United States on a number of fronts, including climate 2014the anger directed at the Chinese government 2019s initial response has found a new target: Hu Xijin, the former editor of the state-run tabloid Global Times . Before Pelosi 2019s visit, Hu offered a litany of incendiary predictions and suggestions about Pelosi 2019s trip on Weibo and Twitter, culminating in a tweet urging the PLA to shoot down her plane. A number of critics now argue that Hu 2019s bombastic rhetoric primed the public to believe in a bloody fantasy at the expense of the Chinese government 2019s credibility both at home and abroad. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | He called China's recent actions "provocative" and "a significant escalation.". The speaker's visit, he said, was "peaceful" and "there is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate and escalatory military response.". Pelosi, a California Democrat, said the visit -- the first time a US House speaker had visited Taiwan in 25 years -- was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" Taipei. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | It represents a shift from the White House's attitude about the trip before it occurred, when officials privately tried to warn Pelosi over the possible consequences of the visit and how it could harm US-China relations. The meeting was first reported by The Washington Post. In the days since Pelosi left Taiwan, China has taken multiple bellicose steps, both diplomatically and militarily. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | In the days since Pelosi left Taiwan, China has taken multiple bellicose steps, both diplomatically and militarily. On the diplomatic front, Beijing is sanctioning Pelosi and her immediate family and said Friday it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including combating the climate crisis. The pause in climate talks between the US and China is symbolically significant for the two nations' bilateral relationship because the climate crisis was one of the few areas the US and China had continued to cooperate on in recent years, even during times of heightened geopolitical tensions. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | He said that they view the trip by the lawmaker as an official US government visit, noting that Pelosi flew on a US government plane. Using a government plane is standard for congressional delegations, especially for the House speaker who is high in the line of presidential succession. He argued Pelosi "knows where China's red lines are" but said she "still chose to deliberately provoke and challenge China's position." |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | A number of Chinese internet users were under the mistaken impression that China 2019s stern warnings and the threat of a People 2019s Liberation Army attack on her plane might deter Nancy Pelosi from visiting Taiwan. Her safe arrival earlier this week left many shocked, upset, and confused, and was followed by a burst of jokes and laments about China being 201csoft. 201d Now that Pelosi is off the island 2014and China has dramatically reacted by encircling the island , firing missiles over Taipei , and canceling cooperation with the United States on a number of fronts, including climate 2014the anger directed at the Chinese government 2019s initial response has found a new target: Hu Xijin, the former editor of the state-run tabloid Global Times . Before Pelosi 2019s visit, Hu offered a litany of incendiary predictions and suggestions about Pelosi 2019s trip on Weibo and Twitter, culminating in a tweet urging the PLA to shoot down her plane. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | She added that her visit to Taiwan had been about maintaining the status quo, not changing it. Later on Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said it was imposing sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family for "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs (and) seriously undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.". Missiles posed 'no risk' China started military drills around the island on Thursday, firing multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan the day after Pelosi's departure. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | The speaker's visit, he said, was "peaceful" and "there is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate and escalatory military response.". Pelosi, a California Democrat, said the visit -- the first time a US House speaker had visited Taiwan in 25 years -- was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" Taipei. It came at a low point in US-China relations and despite warnings from the Biden administration against a visit to the democratically governed island. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Beijing had earlier threatened Washington that those who "play with fire" over Taiwan would "perish," and warned the US against crossing a "red line," saying the Chinese military would "not sit idly by" if Pelosi visited the self-governing island, which China's Communist Party claims as its territory, despite never having controlled it. Voices outside the government, including former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, had been more direct, saying China could take military action against Pelosi's plane -- raising the public's expectations of a showdown. Instead, Pelosi and her congressional delegation landed on the tarmac in Taipei's Songshan Airport, where they were greeted in a live-streamed welcome by Taiwanese officials while the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper flashed "US-Taiwan friendship forever" in brightly lit text and crowds, of both supporters and protesters, gathered outside Pelosi's hotel to await her arrival. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | China 2019s military drills were launched following a visit earlier this week by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan that infuriated Beijing. 201cChina has chosen to overreact and use Speaker Pelosi 2019s visit as a pretext to increase provocative military activity in and around the Taiwan Strait, 201d Blinken said at a news conference in the Cambodian capital. Blinken also said the U.S. stands in 201cstrong solidarity 201d with Japan following the 201cdangerous actions China has taken. 201d |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Voices outside the government, including former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, had been more direct, saying China could take military action against Pelosi's plane -- raising the public's expectations of a showdown. Instead, Pelosi and her congressional delegation landed on the tarmac in Taipei's Songshan Airport, where they were greeted in a live-streamed welcome by Taiwanese officials while the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper flashed "US-Taiwan friendship forever" in brightly lit text and crowds, of both supporters and protesters, gathered outside Pelosi's hotel to await her arrival. As Taiwan rolled out the red carpet, China's government ministries fired off a raft of condemnations, while its military pledged to launch extensive, multiday military exercises, and on Thursday fired missiles over the island -- a first for China. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Pelosi, a California Democrat, said the visit -- the first time a US House speaker had visited Taiwan in 25 years -- was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" Taipei. It came at a low point in US-China relations and despite warnings from the Biden administration against a visit to the democratically governed island. The US maintains close unofficial ties with Taiwan, and 00a0is bound by law to 00a0provide Taiwan 00a0with defensive arms. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Exercises exerting pressure Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, who met with Pelosi during her visit, called China's military drills "an irresponsible act," adding that Taipei does not want to "provoke disputes" but will defend its sovereignty and national safety. In a speech on Thursday night, Tsai said the exercises have "undermined the status quo of the Taiwan Strait, intruded (on) our sovereignty, and heightened tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.". Well in advance of Pelosi's near 24-hour visit to Taiwan, China had warned her presence was not welcome. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Since reports emerged that the key US lawmaker would visit Taiwan during an Asia tour, conversation in China had churned with nationalist furor and amped-up rhetoric on what the leadership could do about it. Beijing had earlier threatened Washington that those who "play with fire" over Taiwan would "perish," and warned the US against crossing a "red line," saying the Chinese military would "not sit idly by" if Pelosi visited the self-governing island, which China's Communist Party claims as its territory, despite never having controlled it. Voices outside the government, including former Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, had been more direct, saying China could take military action against Pelosi's plane -- raising the public's expectations of a showdown. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Later on Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said it was imposing sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family for "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs (and) seriously undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.". Missiles posed 'no risk' China started military drills around the island on Thursday, firing multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan the day after Pelosi's departure. A Chinese military expert confirmed on state broadcaster CCTV that the conventional missiles flew over Taiwan's main island, including airspace covered by Taiwanese defense missiles. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | The test was scheduled to happen Wednesday evening into Thursday. It will now happen at a later date to be determined. China made good on its promise that Taipei would pay a price for hosting Pelosi by launching multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | "They may try to keep Taiwan from visiting or participating in other places, but they will not isolate Taiwan by preventing us to travel there," she said. She added that her visit to Taiwan had been about maintaining the status quo, not changing it. Later on Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said it was imposing sanctions on Pelosi and her immediate family for "seriously interfering in China's internal affairs (and) seriously undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity." |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | It will now happen at a later date to be determined. China made good on its promise that Taipei would pay a price for hosting Pelosi by launching multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday. This is not the first time in recent months that the US has canceled a missile test due to geopolitical events. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | As a US Air Force jet carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi approached Taiwan on Tuesday night, expectations ran high in China over how Beijing would respond. Since reports emerged that the key US lawmaker would visit Taiwan during an Asia tour, conversation in China had churned with nationalist furor and amped-up rhetoric on what the leadership could do about it. Beijing had earlier threatened Washington that those who "play with fire" over Taiwan would "perish," and warned the US against crossing a "red line," saying the Chinese military would "not sit idly by" if Pelosi visited the self-governing island, which China's Communist Party claims as its territory, despite never having controlled it. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | China made good on its promise that Taipei would pay a price for hosting Pelosi by launching multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday. This is not the first time in recent months that the US has canceled a missile test due to geopolitical events. In March, Austin canceled a planned test of a Minute Man III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile to avoid "any actions that could be misunderstood or misconstrued" during heightened tensions with Russia, then Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said at the time. |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Beijing announced sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family and said it would suspend cooperation with Washington on several issues, including fighting climate change, on Friday. Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang said the island represented "freedom and democracy," and that "the evil neighbor next door flexed its muscles on our doorstep and arbitrarily sabotaged (one of) the busiest waterways in the world with military exercises.". The skies and waters around Taiwan have become a focal point as Beijing ramps up tensions not only with Taiwan, but with neighboring Japan, which lodged a formal protest with China after five projectiles landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). |
How China retaliates for Pelosi's visit ? | Instead, Pelosi and her congressional delegation landed on the tarmac in Taipei's Songshan Airport, where they were greeted in a live-streamed welcome by Taiwanese officials while the iconic Taipei 101 skyscraper flashed "US-Taiwan friendship forever" in brightly lit text and crowds, of both supporters and protesters, gathered outside Pelosi's hotel to await her arrival. As Taiwan rolled out the red carpet, China's government ministries fired off a raft of condemnations, while its military pledged to launch extensive, multiday military exercises, and on Thursday fired missiles over the island -- a first for China. But China's initial actions stopped short of what was expected by some of its domestic audience. |
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