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PLA carries out ‘live-fire exercises’ after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told not to visit the island democracy

Uniindia: Beijing, July 30 (UNI) The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) is holding military drills with a firing exercise on Saturday in the southeastern province of Fujian across the strait from Taiwan, the maritime safety administration of the Pingtan county said.

The ruling Communist Party’s military wing, the People’s Liberation Army, was conducting “live-fire exercises” near the Pingtan islands off Fujian province, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

President Joe Biden’s administration yesterday tried to defuse heated Chinese warnings against a possible trip to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as Beijing announced live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait.

Beijing previously warned the US against Pelosis Taiwan visit and also indicated that it could shoot down Speakers plane mid-air before she lands in Taipei.

Beijing has warned there will be consequences if U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan. A defense ministry statement even implied that China might use military force in response.

Beijing held live-fire drills near the Taiwan Strait just as US lawmaker Nancy Pelosi began her controversial Asia trip China’s Peop

China said it was conducting military exercises off its coast after warning U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to scrap possible plans to visit Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.

China said it was conducting military exercises off its coast after warning U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to scrap possible plans to visit Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.

There is no reason for China and the US “to come to blows” should US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan during her current trip to Asia, the White House said on Friday, underscoring the international tensions surrounding her travel plans. The remarks by National Security Council spokesman John Kirby came as Pelosi offered a rationale for a visit to Asia that she had not before stated. She referred to US President Joe Biden’s focus on Asia and referenced his recent ...