The U.S. House speaker Pelosi portrays her high-profile trip as part of a U.S. obligation to stand with democracies against autocratic countries, and with democratic Taiwan against China.
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U.S. Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan; China to conduct military drills
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit in 25 years.
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White House decries China rhetoric over Pelosi’s expected Taiwan visit
Pelosi would become the first sitting speaker since Newt Gingrich to go to the island in 25 years.
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Xi gives Biden fiery warning on Taiwan, Beijing says
Xi emphasized China’s claim over the island, which has governed itself for decades.
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Biden, Xi talk for more than 2 hours amid rising U.S.-China tension
The latest pressure point has been House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan, the island that governs itself democratically and receives informal defensive support from the U.S., but which China considers part of its territory.
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U.S. military making plans in case Pelosi travels to Taiwan
U.S. officials say they have little fear China would attack Nancy Pelosi’s plane if she flies to Taiwan.
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Presidents Biden, Xi Jinping to hold talks amid new tensions over Taiwan
China is warning that it will take ‘forceful measures’ should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit the self-ruled island of Taiwan that China claims as part of its territory.
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China threatens ‘strong measures’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi would be the highest-ranking American lawmaker to visit Taiwan since her predecessor as speaker, Newt Gingrich, traveled there 25 years ago.
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Yellen calls out China trade practices in South Korea visit
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been a critic of China’s economic relationship with Moscow — urging the Asian superpower to use its ‘special relationship with Russia’ to persuade it to end its invasion of Ukraine.
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FBI director suggests China bracing for sanctions if it invades Taiwan
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Wednesday that the threat posed by the Chinese government to Western companies is “getting worse” and suggested China may be taking steps to insulate itself from economic repercussions if it invades Taiwan.