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Transcript/ScriptTaiwan China Military Drills TV
HEADLINE: With Pelosi Gone, China Circles Taiwan with Missiles
TEASER: But in Taipei, residents remain calm
PUBLISHED AT: 8/4/2022 12:30PM
BYLINE: William Gallo
CONTRIBUTOR: VOA Mandarin Service
DATELINE: Taipei, Taiwan
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((INTRO)) [[U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has left Taiwan, but the effects of her visit continue to play out. China on Thursday intensified military exercises around the self-ruled island. More from VOA’s Bill Gallo in the Taiwanese capital. First a note. A note. This report contains video provided by Chinese State Television. VOA cannot independently verify the accuracy of CCTV images. ]]
((NARRATOR))
((Mandatory courtesy: CCTV))
Chinese missiles flying toward the waters off Taiwan’s coast. V
Chinese state media say the missiles landed in several designated live-fire zones.
One of the zones is less than 20 kilometers from Taiwan’s coast.
Taiwanese authorities say China fired 11 ballistic missiles Thursday – the largest and most provocative military drill ever in the Taiwan Strait.
But a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman blamed the U.S. for the tensions.
((Hua Chunying, China Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman))
((Mandarin, female))
"As to whether it will become the new normal, it depends on the action of the U.S. side and the separatist forces of Taiwan independence.”
((NARRATOR))
China is outraged at U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which ended Wednesday. Beijing views the trip as a challenge to its claims over the island.
The U.S. says Beijing is purposefully escalating tensions.
((Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State))
“I want to emphasize nothing has changed about our position and I hope very much that Beijing will not manufacture a crisis or seek a pretext to increase its aggressive military activity.”
(((NARRATOR))
In Taipei, life goes on as normal. Residents here say they’ve dealt with decades of Chinese threats.
((Kao Tsun-chi, Taipei Resident))
((Male voice, Mandarin))
“The divide between Taiwan and China has existed for seven decades. I’m now 73-year-old. We grew up with China’s threats, which include verbal attacks and military intimidation. China
has long talked about having Taiwan liberated and ended in bloodshed. We’re accustomed to all kinds of intimidation.”
((Chen Kuan-Ting, Taiwan NextGen Foundation))
((Mandatory Zoom))
((In English)) “We will continue our normal lives – most Taiwanese people will continue their normal lives. That’s the best way to offend China or defy China.”
((NARRATOR))
Though China claims Taiwan, an overwhelming majority support keeping things the way they are. A poll last year found only 1.6 percent support reunification with the mainland.
((Bill Gallo. VOA News. Taipei.))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)Taipei, Taiwan
Embargo DateAugust 4, 2022 18:08 EDT
Byline((Bill Gallo. VOA News. Taipei.))
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