after Nancy Pelosi’s visit, China retaliates and begins military exercises around the island

The visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Nancy Pelosi, Wednesday, August 3, to Taiwan was enough to trigger the anger of China. The Beijing army, which is conducting military maneuvers near the island until Sunday, fired unidentified projectiles towards the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, according to journalists present on the spot. The arrival of Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan is considered by Beijing as “a provocation”Explain the journalist Arnauld Miguet, correspondent for France Televisions in Asia, in the 8 Hours of France 2.

“These are military exercises of rare intensity, with live ammunition firing, all around the island of Taiwan, according to the Chinese Ministry of Defense. The Taiwanese army is obviously on high alert, as much as Chinese warships should penetrate territorial waters”continues the journalist, who specifies that “some specialists fear an escalation”. “We are on one of lanes the busiest places of globalization (…). Beijing has asked all boats and planes, civil or military, not to frequent this area.adds Arnauld Miguet.