China considers Taiwan, an island with a population of around 23 million, to be one of its provinces, which it has yet to successfully reunify with the rest of its territory since the end of the civil war. Chinese (1949). Opposed to any initiative giving the Taiwanese authorities international legitimacy, Beijing is against any official contact between Taiwan and other countries.
However, if American officials visit this island frequently, China considers that a visit from Nancy Pelosi, one of the highest figures in the American state, would be a major provocation. In this context, the Chinese authorities in charge of maritime security have announced that a “military exercise” would be organized on Saturday off the island of Pingtan, located opposite Taiwan.
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“Live ammunition will be fired and any entry into these waters will be prohibited,” said the Chinese state. Nancy Pelosi is not mentioned in the release. But Beijing has been threatening for several days “consequences” if it carries out its displacement project.
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