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BEIJING—China says it is canceling or suspending dialogue with the US on issues from climate change to military relations and anti-drug efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  The measures announced Friday are the latest in a promised series of steps…

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China's move to freeze key lines of communication adds to a rapid souring of relations

China says it is cutting off dialogue with the U.S. on a range of vital issues from climate change to military relations and anti-narcotics efforts in retaliation for a visit

The measures are the latest in a series of steps intended to punish the U.S. for allowing the visit to the island it claims as its own territory.

Experts say Beijing's diplomatic and military moves could begin a new, more openly hostile era.

China said Friday that more than 100 warplanes and 10 warships have taken part in live-fire military drills surrounding Taiwan over the past two days, while announcing sanctions on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her visit to the self-governing island earlier this week. The official Xinhua News Agency said Friday that fighters, bombers, destroyers…

Move comes amid a string of retaliatory measures, including a large live-fire military exercise off coast of Taiwan; Beijing also sanctions US House Speaker

China cut off contacts with the United States on vital issues Friday — including military matters and crucial climate cooperation — as concerns rose that the Communist government's hostile reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit could signal a lasting, more...

Tensions are rising rapidly as China retaliates against Nancy Pelosi's visit. The White House summoned China's ambassador to protest what it called China's "irresponsible" actions since the visit.