China will surround Taiwan and effectively blockade the island later this week with massive military drills as Beijing escalates tensions over Nancy Pelosi's visit.Six days of military exercises kicked off Tuesday night with live-fire drills in and around the Taiwan strait that will last through today, as authoritarian China attempts to intimidate its democratic neighbour and pressure the US into dropping support.Four more days of drills will then commence on Thursday and last until Sunday, taking place in six locations around Taiwan - three of which cross into the island's territorial waters in what Taipei called a serious breach of international norms.
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