China says it is extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan, which have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade. 9News
, which have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict in a region crucial to global trade.
The military has said the exercises, involving missile strikes, warplanes and ship movements crossing the midline of the Taiwan Strait dividing the sides, are a response to Pelosi's visit. "But I'm concerned they're moving as much as they are. But I don't think they're going to do anything more than they are," he said.
"And the whole region is concerned about the current situation, the whole region is calling for stability to be restored."Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong gestures during a press conference at Parliament House on Monday. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has called on the international community to "support democratic Taiwan" and "halt any escalation of the regional security situation".
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, speaks during a meeting with Legislative Yuan Deputy Speaker Tsai Chi-chang in Taipei, Taiwan.
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