Pelosi's visit risks acceleration of China plan to seize Taiwan

Proximity of drills to island marks alarming change in Beijing's military strategy

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A man stands in front of a screen in Beijing on Aug. 3 that is showing a CCTV news broadcast of a map of locations around Taiwan where Chinese People's Liberation Army was to conduct military exercises. © Reuters

GREGOR STUART HUNTER, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's room for maneuver is dwindling rapidly as China increases the pressure on the self-governing island, alarming governments and analysts around the Pacific.

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