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China to Launch ‘Targeted Military Operations’ Due to Pelosi Visit

Pedestrians wait at an intersection near a screen showing footage of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft during an evening news program, in Beijing, China August 2, 2022. (Reuters)
Pedestrians wait at an intersection near a screen showing footage of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft during an evening news program, in Beijing, China August 2, 2022. (Reuters)
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China to Launch ‘Targeted Military Operations’ Due to Pelosi Visit

Pedestrians wait at an intersection near a screen showing footage of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft during an evening news program, in Beijing, China August 2, 2022. (Reuters)
Pedestrians wait at an intersection near a screen showing footage of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft during an evening news program, in Beijing, China August 2, 2022. (Reuters)

The Chinese military has been put on high alert and will launch "targeted military operations" in response to US House Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China's defense ministry said on Tuesday night.

Separately, the People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theatre Command said it will conduct joint military operations near Taiwan from Tuesday night.

The exercises will include joint air and sea drills in the north, southwest and southeast of Taiwan, long-range live firing in the Taiwan Strait, and missile test-launches in the sea east of Taiwan, the Eastern Theatre Command said.

The defense ministry did not provide details about what the targeted military operations would include, or if they were separate from the exercises announced by Eastern Theater Command.

State news agency Xinhua said earlier on Tuesday the Chinese military would conduct live-firing drills and other exercises around Taiwan from Aug. 4 to Aug. 7.

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Türkiye Says Israel Doesn’t Want Diplomacy, Warns of Regional Disaster Amid Escalating Tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP
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Türkiye Says Israel Doesn’t Want Diplomacy, Warns of Regional Disaster Amid Escalating Tensions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Israel's attacks on Iran right before a new round of nuclear talks with the United States aimed to sabotage the negotiations, and it showed Israel did not want to resolve issues through diplomacy.  

Speaking at a foreign ministers' meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Erdogan urged countries with influence over Israel not to listen to its "poison" and to seek a solution to the fighting via dialogue without allowing a wider conflict.  

He also called on Muslim countries to increase their efforts to impose punitive measures against Israel on the basis of international law and United Nations' resolutions. 

Additionally, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told his counterparts from Muslim countries that Israel was dragging the region into "total disaster" with its attacks on Iran. He said that world powers must prevent the war from spiraling into a wider conflict. 

Speaking at a foreign ministers' meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Fidan called on Muslim countries to stand with Iran against Israel, and said the region had an "Israel problem" after its assault on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran. 

The Israel-Iran war began on June 13, 2025, when Israel launched massive airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure. Iran responded with missile and drone attacks, escalating years of covert conflict into open warfare. This marks the first direct war between the two nations, raising fears of broader regional instability.