Paparo: China has relented 'to an extent' in months following Pelosi's Taiwan visit

By Audrey Decker / November 18, 2022 at 2:12 PM
The Navy has seen Chinese military operations in the Pacific ease following China’s initial, extensive military drills after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan this summer, according to a top fleet commander. “Since then, we have seen that relent to an extent to where today there are just a few warships in the vicinity of Taiwan and today also too there are episodic centerline crossings by aircraft,” U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Samuel Paparo said today at the Military...

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