Nancy Pelosi defies China threats and lands in Taiwan
United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi waves as she leaves Malaysia Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on August 2, 2022. Her Asian tour has sparked rage in China over a stop a stop in Taiwan. PHOTO | AFP
United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday evening, defying a string of increasingly stark warnings and threats from China that have sent tensions between the world's two superpowers soaring.
Pelosi, second in line to the presidency, is the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years and Beijing has made clear that it regards her presence as a major provocation, setting the region on edge.
