In Taiwan, it was nicknamed “
Typhoon Pelosi
”.
Arriving by air in Taipei on Tuesday evening, and causing disruption from China before heading back to South Korea, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and her delegation made an express descent to Taiwan during their trip to Asia.
The consequences of this visit may only be beginning.
Beijing, which claims the territory, was furious and promised "
targeted military actions
" as well as a minimum of three days of military maneuvers around the island, which is unprecedented.
On Wednesday evening, 22 military planes crossed the median line separating the Strait of Formosa, and nearly 81 flights to Taipei for Thursday August 4 had already been canceled.
Tuesday, the site of the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs was inaccessible, the victim of a cyberattack.
A few hours later, it was the turn of the iconic Taiwanese life channel 7-Eleven to be hacked…
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