China begins major Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit

Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views the self-ruled island as its territory.

The exercises will take place in multiple zones around Taiwan - at some points within just 20km of the shore - and will conclude at midday on Sunday."The Ministry of National Defence stresses that it will uphold the principle of preparing for war without seeking war, and with an attitude of not escalating conflict and causing disputes," it said in a statement.

The Group of Seven industrialised nations has condemned the drills, saying in a statement there was"no justification to use a visit as pretext for aggressive military activity in the Taiwan Strait". Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said it had ordered its aircraft to"avoid going through the designated airspace zones around the Taiwan region".

"In the current struggle surrounding Pelosi's Taiwan visit, the United States are the provocateurs, China is the victim," foreign ministry spokesman Hua Chunying told a regular briefing Wednesday. Taiwan's 23 million people have long lived with the possibility of an invasion, but that threat has intensified under President Xi Jinping, China's most assertive ruler in a generation.

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