An anticipated meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California this week has sparked concerns of a repeat of the pressure campaign China launched last year when then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei.

China tests long-range missile in Pacific in move Australia condemns as ‘destabilising to region’
<p>Australian government confirms it was informed by China of its intent to conduct the test on Monday </p><p>China has conducted a long-range missile test in the Pacific, in a move the Australian government has condemned as “destabilising to the region”.</p><p>A test missile topped with a dummy


