House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei on Tuesday night for a controversial visit that has infuriated Beijing. Source: China ratchets up military and economic pressure on Taiwan as Pelosi begins her visit
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By Ishaan Tharoor House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s arrival would mark the most significant visit of a U.S. official to Taiwan in a quarter-century. But in Beijing’s eyes, it’s an infringement of its “territorial integrity.” Source: What’s at stake with Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
By Matthew Knott The House Speaker has called her commitment to human rights in China “part of who I am”, proudly describing herself as the most disliked person in China. Source: Pelosi’s Taiwan visit the culmination of decades of defying Beijing Category: World / North America