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US Senator Marsha Blackburn's Taiwan visit has heightened Sino-US bi-lateral tensions. Blackburn met President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday. It is the second visit by members of US Congress since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip earlier this month. It has raised tensions with China across the Taiwan strait. She arrived in Taipei on a U.S. military aircraft and was welcomed by Douglas Hsu, Director General of Taiwan's Foreign Affairs Ministry. The visit and Blackburn’s remarks Senator Marsha Blackburn's Taiwan visit, heightened tensions because of China's threats to acquire Taiwan as its integral territory. Taiwan is considered as US’s strongest partner in the Indo-Pacific. These regular high-level visits to Taipei are long-standing U.S. policy according to Blackburn’s statement. She also ...

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China Shelves Bilateral Talks with the US over Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip

Dr. Kankana DebnathAugust 9, 20220

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on 2nd August, 2022. China has declared on Friday, 5th August that it will be stopping all the bilateral dialogues with the US on major issues of climate change and military relations. China shelved bilateral talks with the US over Pelosi's Taiwan trip. Pelosi landed in Taipei on 2nd August. She was received warmly by President Tsai Ing-wen. Pelosi expressed the ‘unconditioned solidarity’ in safeguarding Taiwan’s democracy. She described Taiwan as an example of ‘flourishing democracy’ and an ‘inspiration’ for all freedom loving people around the world. The leaders discussed reaffirmation of each other’s support in promoting shared interests, including advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific region. China’s Discontent China is extremely dissat...

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China Warns Of ‘Military Operation’ If Nancy Pelosi Visits Taiwan

Vikas DeshwalAugust 1, 20220

A representative from California, Nancy Pelosi, belongs to the ruling Democratic Party and is currently the 52nd Speaker of the US House of Representatives. She made history in 2007 when she was elected the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House. On July 19, Financial Times (FT) reported, citing six sources, that Pelosi will head a delegation to Taiwan in August. Pelosi had reportedly planned to visit Taiwan in April, but the trip had to be cancelled after she contracted COVID. China Warns Of “Strong And Resolute Measures” China quickly took note of this report, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, warned the US of “consequences” during a routine press conference on the same day. Zhao said the US Congress must strictly adhere to the One China policy. Pe...