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Read moreTaiwan's Tsai defiant as China readies military drills over Pelosi visit
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen struck a defiant tone Wednesday as she hosted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a furious China gearing up for major military exercises around the island in retaliation for the visit.
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