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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to land in Taiwan on Tuesday evening in defiance of Chinese threats, a trip that would make her the ...

Expected trip by US House Speaker risks further straining relations between Beijing and Washington.

She also had a luncheon meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob at a leading hotel in Kuala Lumpur. AFP journalists saw Mrs Pelosi coming out of a hotel ...

One of the newspapers, Taiwan's Liberty Times, said Mrs Pelosi was scheduled to arrive on Tuesday night and visit Taiwan's Parliament on Wednesday morning. Upon arrival, Mrs Pelosi - who was clad in a pink suit - and her delegation were greeted by the Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon. KUALA LUMPUR - US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her congressional delegation arrived in Malaysia on Tuesday (Aug 2) as part of the second-leg of their Indo-Pacific tour.

BEIJING: The United States will "pay the price" if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan during her Asia trip, China warned Tuesday (Aug 2), ...

Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The island's military on Tuesday said it was "determined" to defend it against increased threats by China over the potential Pelosi visit.

There is no confirmation if Pelosi or her delegation are on the plane. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The island’s military on Tuesday said it was “determined” to defend it against increased threats by China over the potential Pelosi visit. Taipei has remained silent on the prospect of a Pelosi visit. “The speaker has the right to visit Taiwan,” he told reporters on Monday. And China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, said on Monday that such a visit would be “very much dangerous, very much provocative”. Pelosi was expected to arrive in Taipei later on Tuesday (Aug 2), people briefed on the matter said earlier. KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - A US air force jet that flew US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Malaysia has left the capital Kuala Lumpur, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24 and Reuters witnesses.

PLA drills in the South China Sea and Bohai Sea this week are viewed as Beijing's efforts to deter Pelosi from visiting self-ruled island.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Congressional delegation's visit to Malaysia: “Today, our Congressional ...

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on the Congressional delegation's visit to Malaysia: Pelosi Statement on Congressional Delegation Visit to Malaysia

The most-tracked aircraft in the world right now is a US Air Force jet that took off from Kuala Lumpur, as internet users seek to track US House Speaker ...

US officials say China may fire missiles near Taiwan if top lawmaker Nancy Pelosi visits the island.

She has previously met pro-democracy dissidents and visited Tiananmen Square to commemorate victims of the 1989 massacre. There is no drama to talk to. On Monday, China's United Nations envoy Zhang Jun warned the visit would undermine relations between Beijing and Washington, Reuters news agency reported.

Good morning. We start today with rising tensions between China and the US surrounding the planned trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. The 82-year-old ...

Beijing views Mrs Pelosi's expected visit as a provocation and has issued increasingly severe warnings. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"There is no reason for Beijing to turn a potential visit consistent with longstanding US policies into some sort of crisis." "There are also significant US naval assets in the region at the moment." Many netizens include references to the might of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), which just marked its 95th anniversary on Monday. Most of the flights were heading from other Chinese cities to Xiamen, Fuzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian province. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that a potential visit to Taiwan by Mrs Pelosi would be entirely her decision, but called on China not to escalate tensions in the event of a visit. Reuters could not immediately establish if Mrs Pelosi or her delegation were on board.

KUALA LUMPUR: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday (Aug 2), Malaysian state media reported, her second stop in an Asian tour ...

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While some are worried about an attack from China, experts are more concerned with the visit's impact on US-China tensions. Read more at straitstimes.com.

It has also said that it will be resolute in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. "People have been saying that China may fly warplanes and, perhaps, even fire missiles as (Mrs Pelosi) plans to land... China on Tuesday (Aug 2) said it was in communication with the US over Mrs Pelosi's expected visit to Taiwan, warning that Washington will "pay the price" if the trip goes ahead. "She is 82... "But it is indicative of a bigger spiral of tension that could lead to a serious crisis, or even an armed conflict, between the United States and China." Media reports said Mrs Pelosi was expected to arrive in Taipei on Tuesday night, and that she would visit the Legislative Yuan, or the Parliament, and meet President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday.

The likely imminent visit by the US House speaker to the self-ruled island claimed by China has drawn Beijing's ire.

Washington does not have official diplomatic ties with Taiwan but is bound by US law to provide the island with the means to defend itself. Beijing views visits by US officials to Taiwan as sending an encouraging signal to the pro-independence camp on the island. The likely imminent visit by the US House speaker to the self-ruled island claimed by China has drawn Beijing’s ire.

The US Congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked Singapore's business groups to support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ...

A coalition of Chinese Americans and anti-war activists accused the House speaker of picking a fight instead of delivering for her district.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -A U.S. air force jet that flew U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Malaysia headed towards Borneo before turning ...

Like SPAR19, a second U.S. air force plane arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday morning. KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -A U.S. air force jet that flew U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Malaysia headed towards Borneo before turning north to the Philippines in the most tracked flight on tracking website Flightradar24 on Tuesday. U.S. jet that flew Pelosi to Malaysia turns north to Philippines

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Chinese and Taiwanese militaries dispatched fighter jets, ordered military exercises and bolstered combat readiness as Taiwan prepared ...

“Tonight we call it fried chicken of democracy,” he said of his plan to hand out 100 portions. Lam said he was invited to attend an event Wednesday with the American Institute in Taiwan, the de facto U.S. Embassy, but was not told whether Pelosi would be there. “Pelosi’s visit now has a very different meaning,” said Chu Shulong, professor of political science and international relations at Tsinghua University, comparing Pelosi’s trip to Gingrich’s visit. “Taiwan will be the biggest winner. In the last Taiwan Strait crisis in 1995-1996, China sent missiles that landed near Taiwan. Pelosi would be the first House speaker to travel to Taiwan since Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) in 1997. “The United States should and must take full responsibility for this,” she said. Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged to “reunify” Taiwan with China by force if necessary. Chinese maritime authorities, meanwhile, announced additional military exercises in the South China Sea and live-fire drills in the Bohai Sea, near the Korean Peninsula, this week. China banned food shipments on Monday from more than 100 Taiwanese exporters. Taiwanese media outlets reported that Pelosi was expected to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen, lawmakers and human rights activists on Wednesday. The impending visit has drawn outrage from China, which for years has sought to diplomatically isolate Taiwan and views such exchanges with high-level foreign dignitaries as support for the island’s formal independence.

The island democracy governs itself, but China claims it as its territory. Rumors of Pelosi's visit launched a geopolitical firestorm amid escalating tensions ...

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Beijing accuses House Speaker of stirring up trouble with highest-profile US visit in 25 years.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday on a trip she said was intended to express American solidarity with the ...

Maria Zakharova, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman, said the visit was a provocative U.S. attempt to pile pressure on China, a country with which Russia has forged a strong partnership in recent years. "And I think that it's going to be very difficult to recover from that." And I just think that this visit by Nancy Pelosi is just going to take it to a new low," Glaser said. "The USA is a state provocateur," Zakharova said. Four U.S. warships, including the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, were positioned in waters east of Taiwan on what the U.S. Navy called routine deployments. Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims and says only its people can decide the island's future. "Our congressional delegation's visit to Taiwan honors America's unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan's vibrant democracy," Pelosi said in a statement shortly after landing. Four sources said she was also scheduled on Wednesday afternoon to meet a group of activists who are outspoken about China's human rights record. The ministry said it had lodged a strong protest with the United States. Beijing considers Taiwan to be part of its territory and has never renounced using force to bring the island under its control. The carrier had transited the South China Sea and was now in the Philippines Sea, east of Taiwan and the Philippines and south of Japan, a U.S. Navy official told Reuters. Pelosi, who is second in the line of succession to the U.S. presidency and a long-time critic of Beijing, was on a tour of Asia that includes announced visits to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. Her stop in Taiwan had not been announced but had been widely anticipated.

US politician's visit appears to prompt high levels of military movement among Chinese, Taiwanese and US militaries.

Pelosi is expected to stay in the Grand Hyatt hotel on the outskirts of Taipei city, before meeting Tsai on Wednesday morning. Taiwan officials would not comment on the highly anticipated visit before Pelosi’s arrival, other than to say it always welcomes the visits of foreign friends. Among the concerns about China’s reaction were fears it would send PLA aircraft to intercept or tail her plane into Taiwan’s airspace. On Tuesday afternoon, almost 300,000 people were tracking a US air force flight that was potentially carrying the speaker’s delegation. Some, including senior Taiwanese figures who spoke on condition of anonymity, expected any significant act to occur after Pelosi departed, to avoid a confrontation with US military assets. According to multiple social media posts it also drove dozens of tanks and other armoured vehicles through the Chinese mainland city of Xiamen, which is just three miles (5km) across the water from Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen Island.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday (Aug 2) in defiance of Chinese threats, making her the highest-ranking American politician to ...

Pelosi says visit honours the US' unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan's democracy. Read more at straitstimes.com.

America’s solidarity with the 23 million people of Taiwan is more important today than ever, as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy," Mrs Pelosi said in her statement. She added that her visit is one of several congressional delegations to Taiwan and that the US "continues to oppose unilateral efforts to change the status quo". It has not ruled out a military response.

The Pentagon has deployed four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, in waters east of Taiwan.

The White House said Monday that it has no interest in escalating tensions with China and that it “will not take the bait or engage in saber rattling.” She also opposed China’s bid to host the 2008 Olympics and supported the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. What we have said is that there is no reason that this visit should escalate tensions in any way whatsoever,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning. Pelosi’s arrival in Taipei on Tuesday evening confirmed the speaker’s decision to go ahead with her visit — which had been reported on for weeks without official confirmation from her office — despite China’s threats. Local newspapers first reported that Pelosi would arrive in Taiwan Tuesday night and that she would spend the night there. The carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, is positioned far from Taiwan, according to one U.S. official. Experts raised alarms over the exercise, with some noting that the drills would overlap with Taiwan’s territorial waters. The House speaker said in her Tuesday statement that the delegation’s discussions with Taiwan’s leaders “will focus on our support for our partner and on promoting our shared interests, including advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific region.” She also asserted that the visit “in no way contradicts longstanding United States policy.” In a Washington Post op-ed published just after her arrival in Taiwan, Pelosi wrote that the U.S. must stand by its vow in the Taiwan Relations Act — signed into law by President Jimmy Carter — to support the self-defense of Taiwan. She said the island republic is “under threat” by Beijing and that China has “dramatically intensified tensions with Taiwan” in recent years by ramping up military patrols and launching cyberattacks on Taiwanese government agencies. “We don’t support Taiwan independence, but we absolutely do support the right and the prerogative of congressional leaders to include Speaker Pelosi to visit Taiwan if that’s what she wants to do,” Kirby said on CNN after Pelosi touched down in Taiwan on Tuesday. Biden administration officials have also emphasized in recent days that the United States official position on Taiwan remains unchanged and that Pelosi would be one of many members of Congress that have visited Taiwan over the past few years. The Pentagon earlier Tuesday deployed four U.S. warships, including an aircraft carrier, in waters east of Taiwan on what the U.S. Navy said were routine deployments.

TOKYO -- The U.S. military is moving assets, including aircraft carriers and large planes, closer to Taiwan ahead of an anticipated but unconfirmed vi.

Biden had said the military thought the trip was "not a good idea," while China warned of "serious consequences."

- Between the lines: China is unlikely to take any action that endangers Pelosi or presents a real risk of war. Why it matters: Kirby did not confirm Pelosi's travel plans, but Taiwanese and international outlets have confirmed that she's expected to arrive on Tuesday night local time. - Despite the heightened tensions, many in Taipei appreciate the show of support from Pelosi,Axios' Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian reports. - Chinese state media also went into hyperdrive ahead of the trip. Why it matters: Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan and reacts furiously to any gestures that seem to treat the self-governing island as an independent country. Beijing is "positioning itself" to respond to a potential visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with "military provocations," such as firing missiles into the Taiwan Strait or breaching Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Monday. The big picture: The 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis was a dangerous flashpoint in U.S.-China relations that was sparked by a high-profile visit and featured a highly public split between the White House and Congress. TAIPEI, Taiwan — Soaring U.S.-China tensions around House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan highlight parallels — and important differences — with the last major cross-strait crisis in 1996. - Kirby stressed that Pelosi had "a right" to visit Taiwan and that it did not signal any change in U.S. policy. - China's Foreign Ministry on Monday repeatedits threat of "serious consequences," and spokesperson Zhao Lijian said China's military would "never sit idly by" in response to such "a gross interference in China’s internal affairs." - National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby warned Monday thatBeijing was "positioning itself"to respond with "military provocations," such as firing missiles into the Taiwan Strait or breaching Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone. Driving the news: The first leg of Pelosi's trip included meetings with leaders in Singapore on Monday. She was in Malaysia on Tuesday, before she jetted off to Taiwan. Her trip is also scheduled to include stops in Japan and South Korea. While she kept the potential Taiwan stop a mystery until the last minute, the White House was clearly bracing for the fallout.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China's threats of retaliation over the ...

"We support Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan," the Republicans said. Pelosi's stop in Taiwan was not listed on the itinerary of her congressional visit to Asia, but the stop had been discussed for weeks in the lead up to her trip. "It's been unseemly and counterproductive for President Biden and his aides to have publicly sought to deter her from doing so," the Kentucky Republican said. We are friends with the US and Japan, and we don't have to be on bad terms with China," Ko said in a statement. She also helped display a black-and-white banner in Beijing's Tiananmen Square two years after the 1989 massacre, and in recent years she's voiced support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Administration officials are concerned that Pelosi's trip comes at a particularly tense moment, as Xi is expected to seek an unprecedented third term at the upcoming Chinese Communist Party congress. "It gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and sends a seriously wrong signal to the separatist forces for 'Taiwan independence,' " China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Pelosi is expected to depart Taiwan later on Wednesday, according to a news release issued by the foreign ministry. "America's solidarity with the 23 million people of Taiwan is more important today than ever, as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy." Pelosi's stop in Taipei is the first time that a US House speaker has visited Taiwan in 25 years. "Again, there's no reason for this to erupt in to conflict. "Obviously, we're going to be watching this closely.

Those interested in supporting the free people of Taiwan and pushing back on increasingly aggressive behavior from Beijing should not miss an important ...

As we have argued before, combined training and planning that particularly emphasizes the coordination of U.S. and Taiwanese air and naval forces is the most cost-effective way to improve war-winning capabilities. As the Senate Foreign Relations Committee considers the bill tomorrow, the title on sanctions may need to be amended or dropped. For those who think that Taiwan is a rich country and should handle Chinese aggression on its own, it’s good to remember China’s GDP is more than 20 times that of Taiwan. If Washington and Taipei permit the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait to continue to erode, Beijing may decide in the next few years that it can accomplish its political objectives on the island with military force. One hopes that Pelosi’s trip this week does not result in military conflict. Thankfully, there is growing appreciation in Congress regarding the need for urgent action, as demonstrated by the proliferation of Taiwan-related bills. Not surprisingly, as the People’s Liberation Army has become more powerful and the Chinese Communist Party’s confidence has grown, Beijing has employed its military forces more aggressively near Taiwan. Sections within that title would create, among other things, a Taiwan Security Assistance Initiative, a Comprehensive Training Program, Military Planning Mechanisms and multiple iterative assessment efforts. All eyes are understandably on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan this week as Beijing issues threats and rattles its saber. The security assistance program would provide $4.5 billion over four years in much-needed appropriations. As Menendez and Graham rightly note in their bill, the “security of Taiwan and the ability for the people of Taiwan to determine their own future is fundamental to United States interests and values.” The problem is Beijing believes that the relative ability of Taiwan and the United States to defend those interests and values has declined precipitously and is weaker than ever.

Pelosi says visit shows 'unwavering' US commitment to Taiwan · China says it's begun series of military drills near island.

TAIPEI -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other members of Congress landed in Taipei late on Tuesday for a much anticipated visit that has.

While a significant visit, several delegations of senior U.S. and European lawmakers have also made trips to Taipei in recent years. Pelosi is the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to visit Taiwan since then-Speaker Newt Gingrich in 1997.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, marking a significant show of support for Taiwan despite China's threats of retaliation over the ...

"We support Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan," the Republicans said. Pelosi's stop in Taiwan was not listed on the itinerary of her congressional visit to Asia, but the stop had been discussed for weeks in the lead up to her trip. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said Monday that the decision to visit Taiwan was the speaker's, noting there was past precedent of members of Congress -- including previous House speakers -- visiting. "It gravely undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and sends a seriously wrong signal to the separatist forces for 'Taiwan independence,'" the foreign ministry said. "America's solidarity with the 23 million people of Taiwan is more important today than ever, as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy." Pelosi's stop in Taipei is the first time that a US House speaker has visited Taiwan in 25 years.

WASHINGTON - More than two dozen Republican senators issued a statement in a show of bipartisan support for United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan ...

Likely it will seek to punish Taiwan in myriad ways," she said. "The US argument is that Pelosi's visit follows precedent. She highlighted the Taiwan Relations Act, under which the US is committed to help Taiwan maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities. "Meanwhile, our actions are not threatening and they break no new ground. We are also committed now, more than ever, to all elements of the Taiwan Relations Act," said the statement signed by 26 Republican senators, including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. "Today, America must remember that vow.

The highest-ranking US politician to visit Taiwan in 25 years arrives despite warnings from China.

Yet she is also a long-standing critic of Beijing. This is absolutely consistent with it." is under threat". As Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Ms Pelosi is second in line for the US presidency after the vice-president. In her statement, Ms Pelosi said: "America's solidarity with the 23 million people of Taiwan is more important today than ever, as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy." It accused Ms Pelosi, the most senior US politician in 25 years to visit the island China claims as its own, of "playing with fire".

TAIPEI, Taiwan — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is expected to meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and other lawmakers Wednesday, defying threats ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday at a meeting in Shanghai that U.S. politicians “playing with fire” on the issue of Taiwan would “come to no good end,” according to a transcript released by the Foreign Ministry. At the same time, we will not engage in saber-rattling.” China’s claims over Taiwan form a core part of the ideology of the ruling Communist Party. Beijing sees official visits by high-ranking foreigners as lending support to pro-independence camps and giving credence to the idea of Taiwan as a sovereign nation.

WASHINGTON: When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force passenger jet on Tuesday (Aug 2), she became the highest-ranking American ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Biden both have made clear they don't want that. Ahead of Pelosi's visit, the American military increased its movements in the Indo-Pacific region. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said early Wednesday that China had sent 21 planes flying toward Taiwan, 18 of them fighter jets. China’s official Xinhua News said the army planned to conduct live-fire drills from Thursday to Sunday across multiple locations. China has been increasing both diplomatic and military pressure in recent years. Advertisement

She has unveiled a banner on Tiananmen Square, and has regular meetings with the Dalai Lama. Read more at straitstimes.com.

They are of concern to people all over the world," she declared. But Pelosi stuck to her guns. Pelosi has taken every opportunity over a long career to goad Beijing for what she calls a dismal record on human rights and democracy. Every year in Congress she makes note of the Tiananmen incident, highlighting the violence waged on the Chinese people by the People's Liberation Army, and the lengthy imprisonment of dissidents. "We want them to know that in the Congress of the United States, we know about them, we care about them," she said in 2009, the 20th anniversary. "The human rights of the people in China are not an internal matter.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised Taiwan as "one of the freest societies in the world" on Wednesday morning local time in her first public remarks since ...

"And again, we come in friendship, we thank you for your leadership, we want the world to recognize that." Pelosi and the congressional delegation landed in Taipei on Tuesday, the first time in 25 years that a US House Speaker has visited Taiwan, a self-governing island, which China claims as part of its territory. Later Wednesday, Pelosi is expected to meet Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen.

TAIPEI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - China furiously condemned the highest-level U.S. visit to Taiwan in 25 years as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...

The United States has no official diplomatic relations with Taiwan but is bound by American law to provide it with the means to defend itself. Taiwan's cabinet on Wednesday said the military has increased its alertness level. China views visits by U.S. officials to Taiwan as sending an encouraging signal to the pro-independence camp on the island. China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has never renounced using force to bring it under its control. But Pelosi's visit comes amid sharply deteriorating Sino-U.S. relations, and China has emerged as a far more powerful economic, military and geopolitical force during the past quarter century. read more

Pelosi said that her delegation had come to Taiwan in "peace for the region". Read more at straitstimes.com.

China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has never renounced using force to bring it under its control. While respecting the “One China” policy, our solidarity with Taiwan is more important than ever, Mrs Pelosi said, during a joint news conference with Ms Tsai. The US supports the status quo and does not want anything to happen to Taiwan by force, Mrs Pelosi added. Earlier, Mrs Pelosi also told the Taiwanese parliament on Wednesday that the US Chips Bill would offer a good opportunity for US-Taiwan cooperation in the chip industry.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday in a high-stakes visit that has infuriated Beijing.

"Since Speaker Pelosi is the incumbent leader of the U.S. Congress, her visit to and activities in Taiwan, in whatever form and for whatever reason, is a major political provocation to upgrade U.S. official exchanges with Taiwan," Hua said in her tweets. "The PLA did not interfere with Pelosi's flight to Taiwan and says its planned exercises are meant as a 'serious deterrent' to the US and a 'serious warning' to Taiwan," Thomas said Pelosi's visit to Taiwan makes her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, drawing the ire of China which has called the move a breach of the one-China policy and an interference in China's internal affairs. "Future expressions of support for Taiwan by US and allied officials — including visits, dialogues, and defense cooperation — are now likely to meet harsher responses," he warned. "The story of Taiwan is an inspiration to freedom loving people in the U.S. and around the world," Pelosi said. While China's military response to Pelosi's visit has raised near-term odds of a major Taiwan Strait security crisis from 25% to 30%, the chance of a major conflict remained low, said Neil Thomas, political analyst at the Eurasia Group in a note before the visit. Ahead of Pelosi's visit, Hua Chunying, China's assistant minister of foreign affairs, said in a string of tweets Tuesday that Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was a "major political provocation." In a meeting in Taipei, Tsai thanked Pelosi for her support of democratic values and said she was committed to working with the U.S. over security in the Taiwan straits and the wider Indo-Pacific region. - Pelosi's visit to Taiwan makes her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in 25 years, drawing the ire of China which has called the move a breach of the one-China policy and an interference in China's internal affairs. "We are truly grateful to you for making this visit to Taiwan to showcase the U.S. Congress's staunch support for Taiwan." - Tsai said she was committed to working with the U.S. over security in the Taiwan straits and the wider Indo-Pacific region and vowed to deepen economic cooperation and supply chain resilience with the U.S. "Speaker Pelosi is truly one of Taiwan's most devoted friends," Tsai said at ceremony to confer Pelosi with a medal, the "Order of Propitious Clouds with special Grand Cordon."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged that the US wouldn't abandon Taiwan, reaffirming US support for the democratically elected government in Taipei despite ...

Tsai Ing-wen vows to strengthen the island's defences and remain a reliable US partner.

US House Speaker meets President Tsai Ing-wen as Beijing announces military drills and trade bans on island.

THE United States wants Taiwan to always have freedom with security and will not back away from that, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting leaders in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said Wednesday that she and other members of ...

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The House speaker has vowed China will not stand in the way of Taiwan's friendships with the US as Beijing reacts to visit with outrage.

According to a tentative schedule Pelosi was also expected to visit the Jingmei Human Rights Cultural Park, in Taipei, after a lunch with Tsai and other dignitaries. Vice foreign minister Xie Feng voiced “strong protests” over Pelosi’s visit to the democratic self-governing island during his talk with ambassador Nicholas Burns. “Military exercises are unnecessary,” she said. At a press conference on Wednesday, Pelosi questioned the motivations of Chinese president Xi Jinping when asked about his strong response to her visit. It accused China of violating international law with its plans to breach Taiwan’s sovereign space. “I don’t know if that’s a reason or an excuse.”

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday (Aug 3) as part of a controversial trip to the island - one that China has ...

The comments from the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, made during a meeting with Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen, heartened Taiwanese hoping for ...

US House Speaker who unfurled banner in Tiananmen Square in 1991 is deeply distrusted by China's leaders.

Ker Chien-ming, a senior lawmaker with Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party, said Pelosi spoke with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Chairman Mark ...

TAIPEI -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Taiwan's most important chip industry leaders in Taipei on Wednesday as part of a lightning trip to the island that has drawn scathing criticism from China.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged that the US wouldn't abandon Taiwan, reaffirming US support for the democratically elected government in Taipei despite ...

Chinese threats increase, including live-fire drills set to take place inside Taiwan's territorial waters, as Taipei accuses Beijing of violating ...

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As soon as the House speaker touched down Tuesday, Chinese officials unleashed a barrage of furious statements and announced plans for military exercises ...

In a statement on Wednesday, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said this would seriously impact international trade and law. In the afternoon, Pelosi — a longtime critic of China's ruling Communist Party and its human rights record — met with three Chinese dissidents in private, local media reported. We are prepared to manage what Beijing chooses to do," National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday. I think China will not be friendly, but that doesn't mean just because Pelosi doesn't come to Taiwan they will be less so." The Taiwanese government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claim and says the island's future should be decided by its 23 million people. China views Pelosi's visit as highly provocative because of her status as a high-ranking official. As soon as she touched down Tuesday, Chinese officials unleashed a barrage of furious statements and announced plans for military exercises starting immediately. It said Taiwan was in close communication and coordination with the U.S. and other like-minded countries in the region to "jointly defend the rules-based international order" and "avoid regional escalation." In a statement on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused the United States of provoking the controversy and encouraging advocates of Taiwan independence. The United States "will not seek and does not want a crisis. Pelosi began the day Wednesday by addressing Taiwan's parliament, praising the island as "one of the freest societies in the world." Both Pelosi and Tsai said they were committed to maintaining the status quo, under which the United States recognizes Beijing as the sole legitimate government of China but maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan.