Aug. 1, 2022

Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan: Will she or Won't she ?

Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan: Will she or Won't she ?

Will Speaker Pelosi be the most senior elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years ? And how will Beijing respond ?

Will Nancy Pelosi be the highest ranking US elected official to visit Taiwan in her trip to Asia in 25 years? The Beijing authorities are vehemently opposed to such a trip and even President Biden has said that the US military thinks it's not a good idea. Is it just a showy, counter productive gesture at a time when US China relations  are so fraught ?

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