China has expressed anger after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) touched down in the island nation of Taiwan earlier this week.
Pelosi made the trip despite warnings from the Biden administration and threats from Beijing that a visit to Taiwan, which China claims as its own, could fuel U.S.-China tensions.
Pelosi arrived in Taipei on Tuesday after kicking off her congressional delegation tour Monday in Singapore. Malaysia, South Korea and Japan are also on the itinerary.
The island, which calls itself the Republic of China, has been self-governed since 1949 — but the People’s Republic of China, the government in Beijing, considers it part of the mainland under its “One China” policy.
The U.S. has pursued a policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan. It’s committed to aiding the island in defending itself against Beijing, but has also accepted the One China policy.
Chinese officials said Pelosi flouted warnings and ignored potential consequences after she became the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the island since 1997.
Since then, China has made moves to express its unhappiness with the visit. Taiwan has also experienced cyberattacks from unknown actors coinciding the the Speaker’s trip.
Here are five things that occurred around Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan:
Military drills
On Thursday, China began firing missiles through ..
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