News Snapshot:
China Thursday launched 11 missiles near Taiwan during vast military exercises following the visit to Taipei by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, shots that Washington considered an “exaggerated” reaction and urged to reduce tensions. Despite warnings from Beijing, which sees Taiwan as part of its territory, Pelosi made a lightning visit to Taipei on Tuesday, in which he assured that the United States “will not abandon” the autonomous island. On Thursday, he arrived in Japan, the last leg of his Asian tour. For China, the initiative of the Democratic legislator, second in the line...
