Dangerous rigor over Pelosi's visit to Taiwan • China.Table

Nancy Pelosi in Washington: “Maybe the military was afraid our plane would get shot down, or something like that, by the Chinese.”

Disputes over Taiwan are nothing new. But the dispute over Nancy Pelosi’s possible trip reveals a new, disturbing dimension. China is even considering deploying its armed forces. The US military is concerned.

By
Michael Radunski

It is not yet official whether Nancy Pelosi will indeed fly to Taiwan in August. Originally, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives was supposed to fly to Taipei in April, but then she fell ill with Covid. The anger in Beijing is correspondingly great.

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