Anatomy of Beijing's power play - Taipei Times
Just hours after US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi departed Taiwan, Beijing initiated large-scale military drills, or what it called “Operation Stabilize Taiwan.” The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) reaction to Pelosi’s visit has created the most tense situation in the Taiwan Strait since the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1995 and 1996, which was triggered by a visit of former president Lee Teng-hui (李登輝) to his alma mater, Cornell University in New York State. However, what is truly baffling about this latest show of Chinese military might is that there is a conse...
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