China releases three US citizens after years of diplomacy
Washington DC, US Reuters China has released US citizens Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung, the White House said on Wednesday, concluding years of diplomacy over Americans that Washington says were wrongfully detained in China. The Biden administration also upgraded its travel advisory for China, a move long sought by Beijing that US officials […]
Pelosi full of praise, support for Taiwan during visit that infuriated China
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after pledging solidarity and hailing its democracy, leaving a trail of Chinese anger over her brief visit to the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. China demonstrated its outrage over the highest-level US visit to the island in 25 […]
Pelosi arrives in Taiwan vowing US commitment; China enraged
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday on a trip she said shows an unwavering American commitment to the Chinese-claimed self-ruled island, but China condemned the highest-level US visit in 25 years as a threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. Pelosi and the […]
“Mostly verbal threats”: Taiwan residents shrug off China’s warnings on Pelosi visit
Taipei, Taiwan Reuters Many in Taiwan have shrugged off China’s warnings about a possible trip to the democratic island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying they were accustomed to Beijing’s sabre-rattling and saw no cause for alarm. Such a trip would be the first by a House speaker to the island since 1997, and […]