U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has confirmed she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan that has riled Beijing, which claims the island as its own territory.
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, confirmed Sunday she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan.The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, confirmed Sunday she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan that has riled Beijing, which claims the island democracy as its own territory.
Beijing sees official American contact with Taiwan as encouragement to make its decades-old de facto independence permanent. Taiwan and China split in 1949 after the communists won a civil war on the mainland. Both sides say they are one country but disagree over which government is entitled to national leadership. They have no official relations but are linked by billions of dollars of trade and investment.
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Pelosi confirms trip to Asia but makes no mention of possible stop in TaiwanHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible stop in Taiwan has riled Beijing, which claims the island democracy as its own territory.
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Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of TaiwanU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has confirmed she will visit four Asian countries this week but made no mention of a possible stop in Taiwan that has riled Beijing, which claims the island as its own territory.
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Pelosi departing for Asia on Friday, but Taiwan stop still uncertainHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to depart for a tour of Asia today, though whether she'll make a high-stakes stop in Taiwan remains uncertain
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