U.S. lawmakers’ trips to Taiwan rile China
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A Chinese J-11 military fighter jet flies above the Taiwan Strait near Pingtan, the closest land of mainland China to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan in southeastern China's Fujian Province, Friday, Aug. 5. China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, Aug. 15, threatening to renew tensions between Beijing and Washington just days after a similar visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China.2/6
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a projectile is launched from an unspecified location in China during long-range live-fire drills by the army of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Thursday, Aug. 4. China announced more military drills around Taiwan as the self-governing island’s president met with members of a new U.S. congressional delegation on Monday, Aug. 15, threatening to renew tensions between Beijing and Washington just days after a similar visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China.3/6
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TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE VIA AP
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen chat with the members of a delegation of U.S. Congress during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 15. The delegation of U.S. Congress members visited Taiwan parliament on Monday in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island.4/6
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In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen pose for photos with U.S. Congress members and other Taiwan officials during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 15. The delegation of U.S. Congress members visited Taiwan parliament on Monday in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island.5/6
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In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen meets with U.S. Democrat Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 15. The delegation of U.S. Congress members visited Taiwan parliament on Monday in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island.6/6
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TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE VIA AP
In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen exchanges gift with U.S. Democrat Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 15. The delegation of U.S. Congress members visited Taiwan parliament on Monday in a further sign of support among American lawmakers for the self-governing island.
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