now is ut bebeing cut off. and china is sanctioning nancy pelosi and her family. and it is very concerning that precisely at the moment when we are entering this crisis over the taiwan straights, the two sides are now cutting off these ties. that increases the risk of m miscalculations or accidents. and right now, we are seeing a war of words play out as well. the u.s. and china are both trying to paint the other as the instigator of all of this, china is accusing the u.s. of provoking this crisis by failing to stop pelosi from going to taiwan. china claims their actions are justified to defend their sovereignty. meanwhile secretary of state antony blinken says that china has chosen to overreact to pelosi s trip and using it as an excuse to carry out the provocative military activity we ve been seeing. china continues to fly a large number of warplanes in to taiwan s self declared air defense zone. state media reported for the
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. despite the sabre rattling from beijing the third highest ranking offical in the us government arrives in taipei. the us warships are put on high alert, as chinese fighterjets buzz the taiwan straights. the white house not entirely in favour of this visit, but they have defended the speakers right to travel. another big test for the republican party and donald trumps place, within it some key battleground holding primaries today as we head closer to the mid terms. and with household bills soaring beyond the means of millions of british families, the oil and gas giant bp, records its highest quarterly profits in m years. tonight with the context, former republican governor
The White House quickly walked back his remark, but amid questions over Washington's long-held policy of "strategic ambiguity," China warns the U.S. not to send "wrong signals."
The White House quickly walked back his remark, but amid questions over Washington's long-held policy of "strategic ambiguity," China warns the U.S. not to send "wrong signals."