China winds down days of military drills around Taiwan after Pelosi visit

Warships shadow each other in final hours of exercises as White House calls Beijing's actions irresponsible'

China has wrapped up its unprecedented four days of drills that showcased Beijing's growing military prowess and determination to challenge what it called any attempt to separate Taiwan from China", after the controversial visit to the island democracy last week by the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi'.

Over the course of the drills, Beijing responded with test launches of ballistic missiles over Taiwan's capital city, Taipei, for the first time. It also halted some ties with the US, including cancelling a number of efforts to keep communication channels open between military commanders and suspending bilateral collaborations on the climate crisis.