China Drills Show Preparation for Possible Invasion, Taiwan Says

(Bloomberg) — China used US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei as a pretext to prepare for a possible Taiwan invasion and expand its control throughout the region, the island's foreign minister said, adding Beijing had been planning the move for some time. China's recent military drills in the seas and air around Taiwan were aimed at changing the status quo in the Strait, Joseph Wu said at a briefing in Taipei on Tuesday, adding that the activity fueled concern Beijing may proceed with an actual invasion. "The median line of the Taiwan Strait has kept the status quo…