US and Taiwan Brace for Continued Chinese Military Threats as More International Leaders Visit Taiwan

US and Taiwan Brace for Continued Chinese Military Threats as More International Leaders Visit Taiwan
The Rocket Force under the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), fires live missiles into the waters near Taiwan, from an undisclosed location in China on Aug. 4, 2022. Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via Reuters
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As Japan, Canada, and Germany all announced delegations would soon visit Taiwan, the societies and officials in the United States and Taiwan criticized China’s continuously provocative behavior.

The waters around Taiwan have recently been full of the Chinese military conducting six simultaneous military exercises following Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island in early August. Another military exercise was conducted after a U.S. congressional delegation led by Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) visited Taiwan after Pelosi left.