BIG DEVELOPMENT! How China is gearing up against Taiwan post Nancy Pelosi's visit | Explained in pictures

China launched unprecedented live-fire military drills in six areas that ring Taiwan.

ZeeBiz WebTeam | Aug 04, 2022, 01:17 PM IST

Nancy Pelosi`s visit fuelled tensions between Beijing and Washington over Taiwan, which Beijing`s ruling Communist Party views as part of its territory, claiming reunification is inevitable. China launched unprecedented live-fire military drills in six areas that ring Taiwan.

(With agency inputs)

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Newspaper reports of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, at a newsstand in Beijing. (Image: Reuters)

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A man stands in front of a screen, showing a news broadcast about joint military operations near Taiwan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA), in Beijing. (Image: Reuters)

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A man watches a news broadcast, showing joint military operations near Taiwan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army's (PLA), in Beijing. (Image: Reuters)

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A man reads a Global Times article about military exercises by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) following U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi's Taiwan visit, at a newspaper stand in Beijing. (Image: Reuters)

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Pedestrians wait at an intersection near a screen showing footage of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft during an evening news programme, in Beijing. (Image: Reuters)

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Military police officer guides people to to evacuate to an underground space during a drill in Taipei. (Image: Reuters)

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