China halts US cooperation on range of issues after Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

Retaliatory measures threaten guardrails' between two countries as Beijing continues military drills

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Relations between the world's two largest economies have plummeted into further uncertainty as China halted ties with the US on a range of critical issues - from talks on the climate crisis to dialogue between their militaries - following the visit to Taiwan earlier this week by the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi.

The declaration of the series of countermeasures" came as Beijing for a second day staged massive military drills surrounding the island of Taiwan and also announced sanctions against Pelosi and her direct family members for what it called her vicious and provocative actions".