China Renews Military Drills Around Taiwan Amid Surprise Visit By Us Lawmakers

China will renew military exercises around Taiwan after a delegation of US lawmakers made a surprise visit to the self-ruled island, China said on Monday. Five members of Congress landed in Taiwan on Sunday, less than two weeks after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered China with her own visit. Pelosi’s visit prompted China to conduct unprecedented military exercises around Taiwan. These exercises will now be renewed in reaction to the second congressional delegation. The five members of Congress include Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif.; Don Beyer, D-VA and Amata Radewagen, R-AS. The group met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and other government officials on Sunday and Monday. PELOSI SHOUTS CHINA WHEN MEETING WITH TAIWAN PRESIDENT TSI ING-WEN: ‘WE WILL NOT ABANDON OUR COMMITMENT’ Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan Island, one of mainland China’s closest points to Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4, 2022, ahead of massive military exercises off Taiwan following the visit of US House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, on the self-governing island. (HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images) CHINA FIRES ‘PRECISION MISSILES’ AT TAIWAN STRAITS DAY AFTER NANCY PELOSI END CONTROVERSIAL VISIT Pelosi was the highest-ranking US official to visit the island since House Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997. Her trip kicked off nearly two weeks of Chinese military exercises around Taiwan in a simulation of a possible invasion. China has long claimed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the fact that the island has its own democratic government. China has argued that the visits by US lawmakers violate America’s one-China policy, which states that the US recognizes the government of Beijing as the sole government of China. While the US has agreed not to have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, it has supplied the government with defense equipment and other support. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Taiwan first broke away from mainland China after a civil war between democratic and communist forces in 1949.