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U.S. and China need to rethink Taiwan risk management

Beijing's response to Pelosi's visit is an overreaction

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke for the first time in four months on July 28, with Taiwan dominating the conversation. © AP

August 3, 2022 15:57 JST

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan Tuesday night, marking the highest-level visit by an American official in 25 years.

China's response was to announce a "targeted military operation" in the island's north, southwest and southeast. The People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command said it would conduct long-range, live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait.

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