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    US House Speaker Pelosi begins Asia tour, no mention of Taiwan

    31 Jul 2022

    "Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to the Indo-Pacific region, including visits to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan," her office said in a press release.

    China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

    10 Aug 2022

    The statement issued by the Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office and its news department followed almost a week of missile firings and incursions into Taiwanese waters and airspace by Chinese warships and air force planes.

    US House Speaker lands in Singapore to kick off Asia tour

    01 Aug 2022

    A person familiar with the matter confirmed that Pelosi and her delegation landed in the city-state before dawn. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release details to the media.

    Pelosi lands in Malaysia as China rages over Taiwan

    02 Aug 2022

    Pelosi landed at a Malaysian air force base ahead of meetings with the prime minister and the speaker of the lower house of parliament, state news agency Bernama reported.

    America will not abandon Taiwan at any cost, Pelosi tells President Tsai

    03 Aug 2022

    "Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” she said in a short speech during a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen. "America’s determination to preserve democracy, here in Taiwan and around the world, remains ironclad.”

    21 Chinese military jets fly into Taiwan's air defence zone

    03 Aug 2022

    China's Customs Administration said it would suspend some citrus fruits and fish imports from Taiwan over alleged "repeated" detection of excessive pesticide residue and positive coronavirus tests on packages; bans shipments of sand to the island.

    China halts climate, military relations with US over Pelosi Taiwan visit

    05 Aug 2022

    The White House summoned China's ambassador, Qin Gang, late on Thursday to tell him that the military actions were of "concern to Taiwan, to us and to our partners around the world," said spokesman John Kirby.

    China sanctions Pelosi, sends 100 warplanes and 10 warships to military drills around Taiwan

    05 Aug 2022

    The official Xinhua News Agency said on Friday that fighters, bombers, destroyers and frigates were all used in what it called "joint blockage operations” taking place in six zones off the coast of Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory.

    North Korea calls Pelosi ‘destroyer of international peace’

    06 Aug 2022

    On Saturday, Jo Yong Sam, director general at the North Korean Foreign Ministry's press and information affairs department, slammed Pelosi over her visit to the border and discussion of anti-North Korean deterrence.

    US House Speaker’s husband arrested on suspicion of drunk driving

    30 May 2022

    Paul Pelosi, 82, was booked into the Napa County Detention Center after being charged with two misdemeanors and bail was set at $5,000, according to police and county online records. On Sunday, he was not listed as being in custody.

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