The seas around Taiwan are filled with Chinese warships. In the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan — an island claimed by China — Beijing is conducting war games. China warned Pelosi not to visit with Taiwan’s democratic government, regarded by Beijing as secessionists. Pelosi went anyway. And now Taiwan is paying the price. Patrick Winn reports.
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