• China declared it will conduct missile tests and military drills around Taiwan shortly after House speaker Nancy Pelosi defied Beijing on Tuesday by landing on the island.
• The People’s Liberation Army said it would stage a series of military drills including “long-range live firing in the Taiwan Strait” from Tuesday evening until the weekend.
• “This action is targeted at the US’s shocking recent major escalation on the Taiwan issue, and serves as a serious warning to Taiwanese independence forces or those seeking independence,” a spokesman said.

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