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OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is calling for calm as the Chinese government announced a series of military exercises around Taiwan following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island this week. Joly says at a news conference that Canada is concerned about what she describes as China’s “threatening action and economic coercion” when it comes to Taiwan. She adds that Pelosi’s visit should not be used as a pretext for any action that could destabilize the Asia-Pacific region. China claims Taiwan as its territory and opposes any engagement by Taiwanese officials with foreign governments, leading to...
