Aug 5, 2022
China plans sanctions on Nancy Pelosi and her family after Taiwan visit
The Chinese Foreign Ministry took the wraps off sanctions against not just the House speaker, but her immediate family.
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From the BBC World Service: The Chinese Foreign Ministry described Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan as an "egregious provocation" and that it ignored China's "serious concerns". Plus, three more grain ships have sailed from Ukraine, bound for Turkey, Ireland and the U.K. And, medical recruitment is a global challenge for hospitals.
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