China’s top foreign relations official said that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taiwan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiwan</a> independence was a charging “gray rhino” that needed to be stopped during an event in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a> late this week.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi took aim at Taiwan during his Thursday comments at the Asia Society in New York while he was attending meetings at the U.N.
&#8220;Taiwan independence is like a highly disruptive gray rhino charging towards us that must be stopped resolutely,&#8221; he <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/taiwanese-independence-charging-rhino-must-023713789.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at the event. “We have always worked with the greatest sincerity and effort to pursue peaceful reunification, but we will never tolerate any activity aimed at secession.”
In the past, the term “gray rhinos” has been used by Chinese officials to describe a financial risk. Wang also <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/24/china-taiwan-united-nations-00058714" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discussed</a> Taiwan on Saturday during an address to the U.N. saying that those who stood in the way of reunifying the mainland and the island would be “crushed by the wheels of history.”
“Only when China is fully reunified can there be true peace across the Taiwan Strait,” he added in his first in-person speech at the venue in two years. “The PRC government is the sole government representing all of China.”
The strong language from Wang <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-declares-u-s-troops-will-engage-in-war-with-china-if-taiwan-attacked-white-house-walks-back-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">followed</a> President Biden saying in an interview with “60 Minutes” that the U.S. Military would engage in war with communist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">China</a> if China attacked Taiwan. Biden’s statement that was quickly walked back by the White House.
Biden made the remarks during an interview on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” with leftist host Scott Pelley.
Pelley asked Biden, “What should Chinese President Xi know about your commitment to Taiwan?”
“We agree with what we signed onto a long time ago. And that there’s one China policy, and Taiwan makes their own judgments about their independence,” Biden responded. “We are not moving — we’re not encouraging their being independent. We’re not — that — that’s their decision.”
“But would U.S. Forces defend the island?” Pelley asked.
“Yes, if in fact there was an unprecedented attack,” Biden responded.
Pelley said that after the interview, a White House official told the show that U.S. policy has not changed and they refused to say if the U.S. Military would defend Taiwan.
“So unlike Ukraine, to be clear, sir, U.S. Forces, U.S. men and women would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion?” Pelley pressed.
“Yes,” Biden doubled-down.
Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

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Chinese Official Calls Taiwan Independence A Charging ‘Grey Rhino’ That Needs To Be Forcefully Stopped

Chinese Official Calls Taiwan Independence A Charging 'Grey Rhino' That Needs To Be Stopped

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A nursing home has issued an apology after video went viral of a stripper hired to entertain wheel-chair bound senior citizens at a veteran home for retired army personnel.
A spokesperson for the state-run Taoyuan Veterans Home in Taiwan explained that the exotic dancer was brought in to lift the spirits of the seniors was &#8220;too enthusiastic and fiery&#8221; as they apologized for hiring the dancer in an effort to celebrate &#8220;Mid-Autumn Festival,&#8221; the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/09/13/stripper-performs-for-wheelchair-bound-seniors-at-nursing-home-sparks-backlash/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow">New York Post</a> reported in a piece published Tuesday.
&#8220;The intention of the event was to entertain residents and make them happy,&#8221; the statement to the outlet read. &#8220;We are very sorry for the offense that was caused.&#8221;
The spokesperson also said the adult dancer&#8217;s actions were &#8220;too enthusiastic and fiery,&#8221; and promised to be &#8220;more cautious&#8221; with future events.
In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMDjuOrm8ak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> taken September 7 by one of the attendees and then shared on social media, the scantily clad woman put her chest in the faces of the men as she danced around, spread her legs, and gave the men a lap dance as they touched the woman&#8217;s breasts and crotch.
It is clear from the video the senior citizens are loving the raunchy show as they clap along with the masked dancer.
Once the video went viral, the nursing home was faced with a backlash and had to end up releasing a statement apologizing for their decision.
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Nothing But Respect To This Nursing Home That Hired A Stripper For Their Seniors <a href="https://t.co/Jd2bFgGDOl">https://t.co/Jd2bFgGDOl</a> <a href="https://t.co/VNkWjO2wZq">pic.twitter.com/VNkWjO2wZq</a>
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The two previous Mid-Autumn Festivals had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. It is a holiday in Chinese culture when people gather to celebrate the rice and wheat harvests of the season and wish for a fruitful harvest in the coming year, <a href="https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/backlash-after-nursing-home-hires-strippers-for-cultural-holiday/news-story/7bd0ed5badecde08118a83e9d61ec4b9">one outlet</a> noted.
Reading through a lot of the comments on social media, the majority of reactions seemed to be favorable to the nursing homes&#8217; original decision.
One person tweeted, &#8220;More moral do-gooders getting their knickers in a twist about a nursing home in Taiwan that brought in strippers for the elderly army veterans. The men seem to be loving it. Yet, apparently this is not &#8216;treating them with dignity.&#8217; They could have left!&#8221;

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‘Too Enthusiastic And Fiery’: Nursing Home Issues Apology After Video Goes Viral Of Stripper Hired To Entertain Residents

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This General Tsao is no chicken.
A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taiwan-scrambles-air-reconnaissance-patrol-forces-after-china-simulates-invasion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taiwanese</a> microchip billionaire is raising a 3.3-million-man army to defend his country from a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-lawmakers-make-unannounced-taiwan-visit-following-pelosis-trip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chinese invasion</a> that could be imminent.
Robert Tsao, founder of United Microelectronics, said he’ll spend his own fortune to recruit and train “civilian warriors” and sharpshooters to protect the island nation from an increasingly belligerent China. The 75-year-old magnate made the announcement Thursday while wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet.
“If we can successfully resist China’s ambitions, we not only will be able to safeguard our homeland but make a big contribution to the world situation and the development of civilization,” he said.
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The arms sale to Taiwan is a good start, but it’s not enough.
China is not deterred and they can continue tighten the political noose on Taiwan. 
We ought to immediately take the long overdue step of offering Taiwan diplomatic recognition as a free and sovereign country.
&mdash; Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikepompeo/status/1566521912037105664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 4, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Tsao previously supported unifying Taiwan and China and clashed with the Taiwanese government over an investigation of his company. But he <a style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;" href="https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/die-08262022192736.html" data-link-name="in body link">told Radio Free Asia</a> that he changed his mind after Beijing’s brutal crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. He said he intends to “die in Taiwan and stand with its people.”
“Given the Chinese Communist party’s record of atrocities against its own people and its brutal domination of those like the Uyghurs who are not even Chinese, the CCP’s threats have only ignited among the Taiwanese people a bitter hatred against this threatening enemy, and a shared determination to resist,” <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-01/chip-tycoon-vows-to-fund-taiwan-s-civilian-army-against-china">he said</a>.
Tsao will work with the Kuma Academy, which trains Taiwanese civilians in guerrilla warfare. With funding from Tsao, the academy intends to train millions of freedom fighters over the next three years.
“This goal is ambitious and the challenge is daunting, but Taiwan has no time to hesitate,” the academy said in a statement.
Taiwan is on tenterhooks as China has ramped up military operations on, around, and even over the nation it claims as its own. Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion that began in February has inspired Taiwanese citizens to prepare for battle. Taiwan’s army numbers fewer than 100,000 and would be hard-pressed to defend against an attack from the mainland without help.
“War is not a matter for a few people, and defending Taiwan is for every Taiwanese,” Kuma Academy’s statement said. “Everyone has the ability and responsibility to contribute their own strength in the war.”
Tensions between the two nations have spiked, especially after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan. China responded with live-fire military exercises around Taiwan, including missile tests. Last week, Taiwan shot down a Chinese drone that had flown over one of its military facilities.
The U.S. has agreed to sell $1.1 billion worth of weapons and defense equipment to Taiwan, including a radar system to track incoming strikes and anti-ship and anti-air missiles.

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A group of five American lawmakers landed in Taiwan on Sunday in an unannounced visit just days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) set off controversy with China following her trip to the self-ruled island.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asia, Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Subcommittee, served as the leader of the surprise delegation.
The other four members included Reps. John Garamendi (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), and Don Beyer (D-VA), along with Republican Rep. Amata Radewagen of American Samoa.
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UPDATE: The U.S. delegation’s flight landed in Taipei at 18:53 local time. AIT has confirmed that Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/EdMarkey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdMarkey</a> lead a congressional delegation (<a href="https://twitter.com/RepLowenthal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepLowenthal</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DonBeyerVA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DonBeyerVA</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAmata?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepAmata</a>) to Taiwan from Aug 14-15, as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region. 1/ <a href="https://t.co/gXfbTZMgjZ">pic.twitter.com/gXfbTZMgjZ</a>
&mdash; Tingting Liu 劉亭廷 (@tingtingliuTVBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/tingtingliuTVBS/status/1558779053389524993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The visit came following Markey&#8217;s visit to South Korea to reaffirm the U.S.-South Korean Alliance. Markey met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and other national leaders earlier Sunday in South Korea before arriving in Taiwan on a separate flight to join the other U.S. lawmakers.
“The U.S.-South Korea alliance is based on shared values and interests – from nuclear disarmament to the fight against climate change, and our commitment to this important relationship is stronger than ever,” Markey said in a <a href="https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-visits-south-korea-meets-with-president-yoon-to-reaffirm-us-south-korean-alliance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
“Through my meetings with President Yoon and other senior government officials, it was evident that our two countries are prepared to meet existential and pressing global challenges head-on. The size, diversity, and lethality of North Korea’s weapons continues to grow, as does its threat to our allies in the region. In my meetings and my visit to the DMZ, we discussed how to continue multilateral pressure and diplomatic efforts to reach a solution that ensures the American people and our allies are safe from a nuclear Kim regime,&#8221; he added.
The American delegation to Taiwan comes just 12 days after Pelosi&#8217;s controversial stop on the island. Chinese officials pushed back with threats ahead of the visit, and with military tests occurring near Taiwan after her departure.
“Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” Pelosi <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/03/world/pelosi-visit-taiwan-china">said</a> during her visit with Taiwan’s president. “America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad.”
As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taiwan-scrambles-air-reconnaissance-patrol-forces-after-china-simulates-invasion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, Taiwan&#8217;s government scrambled its air reconnaissance patrol forces and ships after the Chinese government simulated an island invasion on Saturday as part of its fourth straight day of military training.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-simulates-attack-on-taiwan-as-chinese-exercises-extend-into-third-day-11659784913?mod=hp_lead_pos1">reported</a> that the Taiwan government detected 14 Chinese ships and 20 planes in the Taiwan Strait. Fourteen of those planes crossed the median line toward the island of Taiwan, which sent the country’s military into action.
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-concerned-about-chinas-reaction-to-pelosi-taiwan-trip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">addressed</a> the retaliation on August 8 while visiting victims of recent floods in eastern Kentucky.
“I’m not worried but I’m concerned that they’re moving as much as they are,” said Biden. “But I don’t think they’re going to do anything more than they are.”

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U.S. Lawmakers Make Unannounced Taiwan Visit Following Pelosi’s Trip

U.S. Lawmakers Make Unannounced Taiwan Visit Following Pelosi's Trip

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U.S. Navy officials said Monday that warships would continue sailing through the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taiwan">Taiwan</a> Strait in the coming days despite the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">Chinese</a> Communist Party conducting several missile exercises around the island after the recent visit from U.S. House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a>. 
The U.S. Naval Institute <a href="https://news.usni.org/2022/08/08/u-s-will-continue-taiwan-strait-transits-fonops-in-western-pacific-despite-growing-tension-with-china">reports</a> that the military would conduct &#8220;freedom of navigation operations&#8221; in the Indo-Pacific waters. Such visits recognize international law, allowing vessels to pass through foreign states safely. 
&#8220;We will continue to stand by our allies and partners,&#8221; Colin Kahl, undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters at a <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3120707/usd-policy-dr-kahl-press-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a> Monday. &#8220;So even as China tries to kind of chip away at the status quo, our policy is to maintain the status quo of a free and open Indo-Pacific, which frankly is what I think most of the countries in the region would prefer.&#8221;
&#8220;Our policy hasn&#8217;t changed,&#8221; Kahl said. &#8220;We have a One China policy,&#8221; adding the U.S. has a commitment under the Taiwan Relations Act to provide Taiwan with capabilities to defend itself, which includes the U.S. having capabilities &#8220;to preclude the use of violence to force a change in the status quo across the Strait.&#8221;
China&#8217;s communist officials view the self-governed democratic island as its territory and have said they would take it by force if necessary.
Taiwan, where 23 million people call home just 80 miles off the coast of China, has faced a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island">series of drills</a> after Pelosi&#8217;s trip caused tension between Beijing and Washington. China opposed the visit from the Speaker of the House and has continued flexing its military power through drills, sending several warships near the country. 
Taiwan officials condemned the &#8220;irrational action that has jeopardized regional peace.&#8221;
Yet Kahl said Pelosi&#8217;s visit hasn&#8217;t changed &#8220;one iota&#8221; of the U.S. government&#8217;s policy toward China or Taiwan.
&#8220;Legislatures from around the world go to Taiwan,&#8221; Kahl said. &#8220;Our Congress is an independent body of our government.&#8221;
&#8220;Clearly the PRC is trying to coerce Taiwan,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Clearly, they&#8217;re trying to coerce the international community, and all I&#8217;ll say is we&#8217;re not going to take the bait and it&#8217;s not going to work.&#8221;
&#8220;So it&#8217;s a manufactured crisis. That doesn&#8217;t mean we have to play into that,&#8221; Kahl added.
Currently, the military has stationed the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the USS Tripoli assault ship in the Philippine Sea, according to <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://news.usni.org/2022/08/08/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-aug-8-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USNI News&#8217; Fleet Tracker</a>.

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U.S. To Send Warships Through Taiwan Strait 'In The Coming Days'

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Apple has allegedly told its suppliers based in Taiwan Friday to follow Chinese customs relations and label products &#8220;Taiwan, China&#8221; or &#8220;Chinese Taipei,&#8221; following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s recent visit to the nation&#8217;s capital city, Taipei.
Nikkei Asia <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Supply-Chain/Apple-warns-suppliers-to-follow-China-rules-on-Taiwan-labeling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> the U.S. tech giant urged suppliers to take the matter seriously to circumvent any possible disruptions in shipments of the company&#8217;s products or components. 
Apple&#8217;s announcement <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-06-26/apple-aapl-plans-iphone-14-apple-watch-series-8-m2-macs-for-2022-and-2023-l4vd5unx">comes</a> before the company releases a slew of new devices between this fall and the beginning of next year, including four iPhone 14 devices, iPads, and Apple Watches, among other products due for an update. 
Chinese customs agents have reportedly been ordered to check for any import declaration forms, documents, or cartons that utter the phrase &#8220;Made in Taiwan.&#8221; If caught violating such rules, suppliers could face penalties up to 4,000 yuan ($592), or have the shipment rejected altogether. 
The custom laws have also put suppliers who need to ship materials and other parts from Taiwan to China in a problem as the island requires all exports to carry the words &#8220;Taiwan&#8221; or &#8220;Republic of China.&#8221; 
Before Apple issued the warning, iPhone assembler Pegatron had its facilities in China undergo a review on Thursday, where officials checked imports if the manufacturing origins were mislabeled. 
Nikkei Asia reports the change in shipments came a day after a senior Pegatron executive and other Taiwanese chip industry leaders met with Pelosi in Taipei at a lunch hosted by President Tsai Ing-wen.
Suppliers were reportedly told to review and change their labels on cartons and forms for shipments from Taiwan to China. 
Apple did not respond with comment when asked by Nikkei Asia.
Insider Paper <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://insiderpaper.com/apple-asks-taiwan-suppliers-to-label-products-made-in-china-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that GreatFire, an organization that works against Chinese online censorship, said the move comes after Apple removed the Taiwan flag from its emoji keyboards for users in Hong Kong and China. 
&#8220;Is it a question of time before Apple starts removing apps whose name contains the characters [for] Taiwan without specifying &#8216;province of China?&#8221; GreatFire asked.
&#8220;Unfortunately, we suspect that Apple&#8217;s &#8216;red-line,&#8217; the moment where it will say: &#8216;Stop, no longer, we cannot continue to collaborate with the Chinese regime and enforce its requests for censorship,&#8217; is nowhere close,&#8221; Benjamin Ismail from GreatFire told Register.
Beijing officials have long-considered Taiwan part of its territory and opposed Pelosi&#8217;s diplomatic visits to the island. Following Pelosi&#8217;s trip, Taiwan faced a series of military drills and fighter jet flyovers from Chinese authorities.
China&#8217;s Foreign Ministry blasted Pelosi&#8217;s &#8220;vicious and provocative actions&#8221; in visiting the island, saying it &#8220;constitutes a gross interference in China&#8217;s internal affairs.&#8221;
&#8220;It gravely undermines China&#8217;s sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously tramples on the one-China principle, and severely threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,&#8221; a statement from China&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
The Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly warned against the visit, and during a phone call last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Biden that the United States must not &#8220;play with fire.&#8221;
Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

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Taiwan Suppliers Asked To Use Made in China Label On Apple Products: Report

Taiwan Suppliers Asked To Use Made in China Label On Apple Products

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> shared Monday that he is &#8220;concerned&#8221; about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">China&#8217;s</a> reaction to House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s</a> (D-CA) visit to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taiwan">Taiwan</a>.
The president discussed the recent trip during a conversation with reporters Monday morning ahead of his visit to Kentucky to meet with families affected by flooding.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not worried but I&#8217;m concerned that they&#8217;re moving as much as they are,&#8221; said Biden. &#8220;But I don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re going to do anything more than they are.&#8221;
Pelosi’s visit to offer U.S. assurances of support for Taiwan&#8217;s democracy roused the ire of China, prompting Beijing to schedule live-fire military drills last week that <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-defends-ditching-us-talks-says-washington-must-bear-serious-consequences-2022-08-08/">continued into Monday</a>, reported Reuters. She was the first House speaker to visit Taiwan since Newt Gingrich’s 1997 trip. China considers the island nation its own territory.
Taiwan&#8217;s foreign ministry has condemned China&#8217;s military drills, demanding that Beijing &#8220;pull back from the edge.&#8221;
&#8220;In the face of military intimidation created by China, Taiwan will not be afraid nor back down, and will more firmly defend its sovereignty, national security, and free and democratic way of life,&#8221; the ministry said, Reuters reported.
The island&#8217;s ministry said on Monday it had detected 37 Chinese Air Force planes and 13 Chinese navy ships both in and near the Taiwan Strait, according to the publication, and 21 of these planes had entered Taiwan&#8217;s air defense zone.
“Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” Pelosi <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/03/world/pelosi-visit-taiwan-china">said</a> during a meeting with Taiwan’s president. “America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad.”
“We have to talk from strength,” she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/following-nancy-pelosis-departure-taiwan-braces-for-chinese-punishment">added</a> during a press event in Taiwan. “We have to talk from what Taiwan has been so good about – as being technologically advanced, whether it’s in business or security. And we have to show the world.”
China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said last week that as a result of Pelosi’s visit, more punishments for both the U.S. and Taiwan would follow.
“As for the specific countermeasures, what I can tell you is that they’ll include everything that should be included,” Hua said, <a class="css-yywogo" title="" href="http://world.people.com.cn/n1/2022/0803/c1002-32493679.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to People’s Daily</a>, a China state-affiliated media outlet. “The measures in question will be firm, vigorous and effective, and the U.S. side and Taiwan independence forces will continue feeling them.”
The Chinese Communist Party repeatedly warned against the visit, and during a phone call last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nancy-pelosi-arrives-in-taiwan-despite-strong-warnings-from-china">told</a> Biden that the United States must not “play with fire.”
Pelosi&#8217;s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.

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Biden Says China Won't 'Do Anything More Than They Are' Responding To Pelosi Trip 

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said the U.S. needs to stand up to China in response to its aggressive reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s (D-CA) Taiwan trip.
Appearing on &#8220;Fox News Sunday,&#8221; Haley <a href="https://video.foxnews.com/v/6310563032112#sp=show-clips">defended</a> Pelosi&#8217;s visit, saying China&#8217;s combative posture amounted to little more than a &#8220;temper tantrum&#8221; and that the communist nation was &#8220;bullying&#8221; Taiwan so that President Xi Jinping could &#8220;show his strength.&#8221;
&#8220;I do think that Nancy Pelosi was right to go to Taiwan,&#8221; said Haley. &#8220;It’s a shame that Biden tried to put a wrench in it by saying the military didn’t want her to go. &#8221;
&#8220;China is trying to bully us the same way they try and bully their own people, and we shouldn’t have it,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Taiwan is an island of 23 million people who have managed to be free for 70-plus years. We should always have the backs of our allies and we should always hold our enemies to account. They are a huge force when it comes to our economy and we need to make sure that Taiwan knows that we are going to be there for them.&#8221;
Haley went on to downplay China&#8217;s threats of retaliation for Pelosi&#8217;s visit and said the U.S. must stand firm.
&#8220;I’ve watched China have a temper tantrum multiple times when things don’t go their way,&#8221; she said. &#8220;What you’re seeing is that the [Communist] Party Congress is going to be meeting soon and President Xi wants to show his strength so he is bullying Taiwan, he&#8217;s trying to pretend that there’s going to be a war, he&#8217;s trying to scare them.&#8221;
&#8220;America should never respond to fear, we should always focus on preventing wars. The way you prevent wars is you don’t shy away from having the backs of your allies and let your enemies know what we expect of them. These temper tantrums are childish and they are dangerous and they shouldn’t be doing them, and the last thing we need to do is run from that.&#8221;
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Nikki Haley: China Throwing 'Temper Tantrum' Over Pelosi's Taiwan Trip

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The government of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taiwan">Taiwan</a> scrambled its air reconnaissance patrol forces and ships after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">Chinese</a> government simulated an invasion of the island on Saturday as part of its fourth straight day of military training.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-simulates-attack-on-taiwan-as-chinese-exercises-extend-into-third-day-11659784913?mod=hp_lead_pos1">reported</a> Saturday that the Taiwan government detected 14 Chinese ships and 20 planes in the Taiwan Strait. Fourteen of those planes crossed the median line toward the island of Taiwan, which sent the country&#8217;s military into action.
In response to the encroaching Chinese military, &#8220;Taiwan&#8217;s army broadcast a warning&#8221;  and put &#8220;shore-based missiles on stand-by&#8221; as air reconnaissance patrol forces and ships monitored the activity, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/taiwan-says-chinese-planes-ships-carry-out-attack-simulation-exercise-2022-08-06/">reported</a>.
The defense ministry also said that it fired flares after seven drones were flying over the Matsu Islands.
The provocation from China comes just days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan earlier this week. China’s foreign ministry <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-china-fires-ballistic-missiles-into-taiwanese-waters">issued</a> a protest to the United States, threatening that a visit “seriously infringes upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Prior to her trip, Pelosi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-taiwan-defense-official-in-charge-of-missile-production-found-dead-in-hotel-report">wrote</a> that under the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. vowed to support defending Taiwan and that the act said that the U.S. would “consider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means … a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States.”
After the trip, China’s defense ministry announced it would be launch “targeted military operations,” France 24 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-china-fires-ballistic-missiles-into-taiwanese-waters">reported</a>.
On Thursday, Taiwan also said that Communist China fired a number of Dongfeng series ballistic missiles into waters by Taiwan’s northeast and southwest.
Other reports said the Taiwanese government asserted that Communist China had fired two missiles from the nearby Matsu Islands.
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BREAKING: <a href="https://twitter.com/MoNDefense?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MoNDefense</a> just confirmed that PLA fired several DF ballistic missiles into Taiwan’s northeast and southwest waters starting from 13:46 local time. In response, the ministry has launched defence systems and condemns irrational actions which undermine regional peace.
&mdash; Tingting Liu 劉亭廷 (@tingtingliuTVBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/tingtingliuTVBS/status/1555092858239320064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Further reports stated that roughly ten Chinese navy ships crossed the Taiwan Strait median line.
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BREAKING &#8211; TAIWAN SPOTTED TWO MISSILES LAUNCHED BY CHINA NEAR OUTLYING ISLANDS OF MATSU AT AROUND 2 P.M. LOCAL TIME &#8211; INTERNAL GOV REPORT
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Meanwhile, President Joe Biden’s administration reportedly has been lobbying against a bill that would support Taiwan by naming it a major non-NATO ally, according to people familiar with the matter. The bill would give $4.5 billion in security aid and support its presence in international organizations.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) said, “The White House has significant concerns … I have significant concerns,” according to Bloomberg. Murphy confirmed the Foreign Relations panel is stalling the bill; it was to have been voted on Wednesday.
Co-sponsor Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) commented, “It’s a miscalculation of how to keep the world in order. At every turn they take the weakest path.”
“If you put this on the floor of the Senate it would pass overwhelmingly,” he added.
Hank Berrien contributed to this report.

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Mars Wrigley, maker of Snickers candy bars, apologized late this week after advertisements in Asia suggested that Taiwan was an independent country.
The candy company was running online advertisements with a South Korean boy band that was targeting audiences outside of China.
Reuters reported that the advertisement was for a limited edition Snickers bar that would only be available in the &#8220;countries&#8221; of South Korea, Malaysia, and Taiwan.
Social media users in China, which <a href="https://en.mofa.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=1328&amp;s=97750">falsely claims</a> that Taiwan belongs to it, exploded over the advertisement after it went viral online.
&#8220;We are aware of reports of Snickers-related activities in other parts of Asia, which we take seriously and apologize for,&#8221; the company said in a statement that was translated by Google. &#8220;We have immediately requested the local team of Snickers to check and adjust its official website and official social account to ensure that the company&#8217;s publicity content is accurate.&#8221;
&#8220;At present, the markets involved in the event have completed the rectification of relevant content,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;Mars Wrigley respects China&#8217;s national sovereignty and territorial integrity and strictly follows local Chinese laws and regulations Carry out business operations activities. We will continue to provide Chinese consumers with high-quality products and services service.&#8221;
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/snickers-maker-apologizes-to-china-for-referring-to-taiwan-as-its-own-country-11659727945">noted</a> that the company issued a second statement a couple of hours later that stated: “There is #OnlyOneChina in the world, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory.”
The apology from Mars Wrigley comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan this week to show that China could not isolate the island from the rest of the world.
Pelosi’s visit to the island came despite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island">threats</a> from Chinese government and military officials, including a Chinese propagandist at a state-run news organization who effectively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-china-threatens-to-shoot-down-pelosis-plane-if-she-tries-to-visit-taiwan">threatened</a> that China could shoot down Pelosi’s plane.
The Washington Post published an <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/02/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-op-ed/">op-ed</a> from Pelosi shortly after she landed on the island, explaining her reason for going.
Pelosi noted that under the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. vowed to support defending Taiwan and that the act said that the U.S. would “consider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means … a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States.”
“Today, America must remember that vow. We must stand by Taiwan, which is an island of resilience,” Pelosi wrote. “In recent years, Beijing has dramatically intensified tensions with Taiwan. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has ramped up patrols of bombers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft near and even over Taiwan’s air defense zone, leading the U.S. Defense Department to conclude that China’s army is ‘likely preparing for a contingency to unify Taiwan with the PRC by force.’”
“The PRC has also taken the fight into cyberspace, launching scores of attacks on Taiwan government agencies each day. At the same time, Beijing is squeezing Taiwan economically, pressuring global corporations to cut ties with the island, intimidating countries that cooperate with Taiwan, and clamping down on tourism from the PRC,” Pelosi added. “In the face of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) accelerating aggression, our congressional delegation’s visit should be seen as an unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan, our democratic partner, as it defends itself and its freedom.”

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A senior Taiwanese official who was in charge of supervising the island nation&#8217;s massive ramp up of missile production has been found dead in a hotel room in a southern part of the country.
Ou Yang Li-hsing, deputy head of Taiwan defense ministry&#8217;s research and development unit, was found dead Saturday morning, according to state media.
Ou Yang, 57, was on an official trip to the southern county of Pingtung when he died.
Ou Yang was overseeing the military-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology&#8217;s work in doubling its production of missiles to 500 per year as the island nation prepares for a possible invasion in the coming years from Communist China.
After news broke of his death, reports said that he had officially died of a heart attack and that he had a history of heart problems.
Ou Yang&#8217;s death comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan this week to show that China could not isolate the island, which it falsely claims as its own, from the rest of the world.
Pelosi&#8217;s visit to the island came despite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island">threats</a> from Chinese government and military officials, including a Chinese propagandist at a state-run news organization who effectively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-china-threatens-to-shoot-down-pelosis-plane-if-she-tries-to-visit-taiwan">threatened</a> that China could shoot down Pelosi&#8217;s plane.
The Washington Post published an <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/02/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-op-ed/">op-ed</a> from Pelosi shortly after she landed on the island that explained her reason for going.
Pelosi noted that under the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. vowed to support defending Taiwan and that the act said that the U.S. would “consider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means … a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States.”
“Today, America must remember that vow. We must stand by Taiwan, which is an island of resilience,” Pelosi wrote. “In recent years, Beijing has dramatically intensified tensions with Taiwan. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has ramped up patrols of bombers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft near and even over Taiwan’s air defense zone, leading the U.S. Defense Department to conclude that China’s army is &#8216;likely preparing for a contingency to unify Taiwan with the PRC by force.&#8217;”
“The PRC has also taken the fight into cyberspace, launching scores of attacks on Taiwan government agencies each day. At the same time, Beijing is squeezing Taiwan economically, pressuring global corporations to cut ties with the island, intimidating countries that cooperate with Taiwan, and clamping down on tourism from the PRC,” Pelosi added. “In the face of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) accelerating aggression, our congressional delegation’s visit should be seen as an unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan, our democratic partner, as it defends itself and its freedom.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">China</a> sanctioned <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> on Friday and announced other new measures it will take against the Biden administration in the wake of the Democrat house speaker’s visit to Taiwan.
The sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family were announced by Beijing even as China ramped up <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island">saber-rattling exercises</a> including military drills and fighter jet flyovers meant to send a message of intimidation to Taiwan. China’s Foreign Ministry blasted Pelosi’s “vicious and provocative actions” in visiting the island that China considers its sovereign territory.
“Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi insisted on visiting China’s Taiwan region. This constitutes a gross interference in China’s internal affairs. It gravely undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously tramples on the one-China principle, and severely threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” a statement from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
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China&#39;s foreign ministry announced sanctions against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying she was &quot;seriously interfering in China&#39;s internal affairs&quot; with her visit to Taiwan.<a href="https://t.co/kApkQ7jGGy">https://t.co/kApkQ7jGGy</a>
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In addition to sanctions against Pelosi, Beijing announced the suspension of climate talks, canceled future phone calls and meetings between Chinese and U.S. defense officials, suspended cooperation on the repatriation of illegal immigrants, and suspended its anti-drug cooperation with the U.S.
The U.S. blames China for allowing synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, to flow into the U.S., where they <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fentanyl-deaths-skyrocket-becoming-nations-leading-killer-for-adults-age-18-45">kill thousands of Americans</a> every year.
Pelosi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nancy-pelosi-arrives-in-taiwan-despite-strong-warnings-from-china">visited</a> Taiwan on Wednesday and met President Tsai Ing-wen and other leaders. China’s Communist Party, which views the self-governed democratic island as its territory, considered the visit a huge affront, and even the Biden administration, which made a point of saying it <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/white-house-says-nothing-changed-181026373.html">does not consider Taiwan independent</a>, expressed frustration.
The Chinese Communist Party has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/following-nancy-pelosis-departure-taiwan-braces-for-chinese-punishment">repeatedly warned</a> against the visit, and during a phone call last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Biden that the United States must not “play with fire.”
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Pelosi, speaking a day later in Tokyo, said the U.S. will not allow China to isolate Taiwan from the international community.
“We will not allow [China] to isolate Taiwan,” the California Democrat said Friday. “They are not doing our travel schedule.”

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China Sanctions Pelosi, U.S. Over Visit To Taiwan

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