Aug 12 WATCH: Pelosi says Inflation Reduction Act is ‘historic and transformative’ By Associated Press Pelosi also commented on the retrieval of documents from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate, calling it a "very serious" situation. Continue reading
Aug 10 WATCH: Nancy Pelosi defends trip to Taiwan By Associated Press Taiwan also defended Pelosi's actions saying such visits are routine and that China used her trip merely as a pretext to up its threats. Continue reading
Aug 09 Taiwan warns China military drills show ambitions to control western Pacific By Johnson Lai, Associated Press The drills, which began Thursday, have disrupted flights and shipping in one of the busiest zones for global trade. Continue reading
Aug 08 China extends military exercises around Taiwan, raising concern for possible conflict By Associated Press China says it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict. Continue reading
Aug 06 Taiwan says China’s air and sea military exercises appear to simulate attack By Associated Press Taiwan said Saturday that China’s military drills appear to simulate an attack on the self-ruled island, after multiple Chinese warships and aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei that infuriated Beijing. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 8:05 Taiwan’s top diplomat in the U.S. discusses escalating threats from China By Nick Schifrin For the first time since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, Beijing retaliated against the United States, cutting off dialogue on multiple topics including climate change and sanctioning Pelosi and her family. China also launched the largest military exercise around… Continue watching
Aug 05 China cuts off vital U.S. contacts over Pelosi Taiwan visit By Ellen Knickmeyer, David Rising, Zeke Miller, Associated Press China says it is cutting off dialogue with the U.S. on a range of vital issues from climate change to military relations and anti-narcotics efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Continue reading
Aug 04 China conducts ‘precision missile strikes’ near Taiwan after Pelosi visit By Johnson Lai, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China says it has conducted "precision missile strikes" in the Taiwan Strait as part of military exercises by its navy, air force and other departments in six zones surrounding the island. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 9:44 Tensions rise between the U.S. and China after Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan is one of the most controversial and perhaps consequential visits to Taiwan in decades. She has now left the self-governing island, but the fallout remains. Bonnie Glaser, director of the Asia program at… Continue watching
Aug 03 Nancy Pelosi’s husband pleads not guilty to DUI misdemeanor charges By Associated Press The husband of U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor driving under the influence charges in connection with a May car crash in Northern California's wine country. Continue reading