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- Analysis: With Taiwan drills, Xi tries to salvage Pelosi crisis, article with imageWorld ·
August 8, 2022 · 1:20 AM UTC Chinese President Xi Jinping may not have been able to stop Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, but he ordered his country's military to rehearse a much more aggressive step: a blockade crucial to taking the island by force, security experts say.