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Taiwan's military conducts drills in Pingtung, southern Taiwan, on Tuesday. Read more JOHNSON LAI / AP by Lily Kuo, Washington Post Published 9 minutes ago TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan’s foreign minister accused China on Tuesday of using U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taipei as a pretext for launching large-scale military drills in preparation for an eventual invasion. Speaking to reporters, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu called Beijing's military exercises in response to Pelosi's trip a "serious provocation" and an attempt to overturn the status quo in the sensitive Taiwan Strait. "China has used the drills in its military playbook...
