China has declared its military exercises around Taiwan to be over for the time being after about a week. The Eastern Command of the People's Liberation Army said it had "successfully completed various tasks". The combat capability of the army has been effectively tested through joint military operations by the armed forces in sea and air space around the island of Taiwan.
China has continued its large-scale maneuvers around Taiwan. As Taiwan's military reported in Taipei, 20 Chinese military aircraft and 14 warships took part in the exercises the day before. On the high seas in the Taiwan Strait, Chinese and Taiwanese warships had played cat-and-mouse games on the high seas. Some of the Chinese ships are said to have crossed the unofficial border line, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Taiwan then tried to prevent them from doing so. However, both sides showed restraint.
Chinese drones were also observed again over the offshore island of Kinmen in Taiwan, which is only ten kilometers from the port city of Xiamen on the Chinese coast. According to experts, there had been no overflight of the island, also known as Quemoy, since the 1950s. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen condemned the exercises as an "irresponsible threat" not only in the Straits of Taiwan but also to the region as a whole.
The US government has accused China of overreacting and unnecessary escalation after the visit of the American top politician Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. China has launched an estimated 11 ballistic missiles toward Taiwan , National Security Council communications director John Kirby said in Washington. "We condemn these actions."
The actions of the government in Beijing are irresponsible. China used Pelosi's visit "as an excuse to step up its provocative military activities in and around the Taiwan Strait." China's "provocative actions" are a "significant escalation".
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has left Taiwan. After a visit overshadowed by tensions with China, she traveled to South Korea with a delegation from the US Congress. Next stops on her Asia trip are Singapore, Malaysia and Japan.
Despite Chinese warnings, Pelosi traveled to Taiwan on Tuesday. The government in Beijing sees the democratic country as part of the People's Republic and strictly rejects official contacts from other countries to Taipei. In response, China's military launched target practice maneuvers in six sea areas surrounding Taiwan.
Despite strong warnings from China, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan for a visit. The top US politician, number three in the United States after the president and his vice president, landed in the capital, Taipei.
It is the highest-ranking US visit in 25 years to democratic Taiwan, which the Chinese leadership sees as a breakaway province of the People's Republic of China, even though it was governed independently before the People's Republic was founded in 1949. Pelosi's predecessor, Newt Gingrich, last visited the country in 1997.
Stephen Bannon, former President Donald Trump's chief strategist, has been charged with disregarding the US Congress. The US Department of Justice said Bannon had defied a subpoena from a congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
He is also accused of failing to provide the panel with requested documents. If convicted, Bannon could face a prison sentence of at least 30 days and up to a year per charge.
The US Congress finally passed President Joe Biden's billion dollar infrastructure package after months of debate. A majority of the House of Representatives voted in favor of the $ 1.2 trillion project. The Senate had already approved this law in August, which provides for billions to be invested in roads, bridges, tunnels, water pipes and broadband internet. Biden now has to put it into effect with his signature.
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