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According to journalists, the Chinese military may try to block the landing of the speaker of the US Congress on the island or use fighter jets to intercept an American plane carrying Pelosi. China sent a sharp private warning to US President Joe Biden's administration over a possible visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in August. This time, the warnings were harsher than those issued by Beijing in the past when it was unhappy with US policy towards the island. This is reported by the Financial Times, citing six people familiar with the Chinese warnings. According to...