Defence Minister Richard Marles has reacted to China’s anger-fuelled missile drills and pleaded for de-escalation following US Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week.
Beijing launched a series of missiles into the waters around Taiwan on Thursday in live military drills which are expected to continue until Sunday.
United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pictured speaking in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday. Picture: Handout/Getty Images The exercises are the biggest show of force by China in the Taiwan Strait and a stern warning to the US not to interfere with China’s claim over the island. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying has labelled Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan as a 'dangerous provocation' . Picture: VCG/VCG via Getty Images
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