Dalai Lama prays for early recovery of Pelosi's husband
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has written to Speaker Nancy Pelosi to express his sympathy. "I understand that he is expected to make a full recovery, nevertheless, I pray that his health may soon be completely restored. Media reports indicate that the intruder, who broke into your residence and assaulted your husband, was asking for you. I trust that all necessary steps are being taken to ensure your safety and security," he wrote.
Nancy Pelosi 'wanted to punch Trump' if he came to Capitol Hill
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A new footage of the Speaker on the day of the riot shot by her daughter Alexandra Pelosi, a documentary filmmaker, showed an enraged Nancy Pelosi at the invasion on Capitol Hill's saying: "If he (Trump) comes, I'm going to punch him out". "I've been waiting for this. For trespassing on the Capitol grounds. I'm going to punch him out and I'm going to go to jail and I'm going to be happy," she said.
US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan days after Pelosi's visit
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According to the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), which acts as the de facto US embassy, the two-day visit is part of a larger trip to the Indo-Pacific region. Discussions are to focus on regional security, trade and investment, among other issues, dpa news agency reported. Taiwan's foreign ministry welcomed the visit, saying that the delegation will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.
Taiwan crisis and Chinese rhetoric against India
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Many in India thought that the Chinese provocations on the LAC, particularly eastern Ladakh, will come down while China gets busy in directing its anger towards the US for 'daring' to send a top representative to an area that China calls part of its territory. But no let up on Chinese provocations along the LAC seems likely because of Taiwan developments.
China sends warships, jets close to Taiwan as tensions escalate
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In a statement, the Ministry said that China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces crossed the median line -- the halfway point between the island and mainland China -- in a move it called a "highly provocative act", reports CNN. The line has previously been an informal but largely respected border of control between Beijing and Taipei.
China imposes sanctions on Pelosi after Taiwan visit
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"In disregard of China's grave concerns and firm opposition, Pelosi insisted on visiting China's Taiwan region. This constitutes a gross interference in China's internal affairs," dpa news agency quoted the Ministry as saying in a statement. "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.
Tibet issue raised with Pelosi in Taiwan visit
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Representative Gyaltsen addressed Pelosi on the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet and the increasingly extreme policy of ethnic, religious and cultural genocide in Tibet by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said the CTA.
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