Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday night on the highest-level visit by a US official for decades, defying Chinese threats of a military response.
The trip by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives has become a test of how far Beijing will go to deter foreign support for Taiwan and of China and the US’s ability to crisis-manage their increasingly tense relationship.
Shortly after landing in Taipei, Pelosi released a statement saying her visit “honours America’s unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s vibrant democracy . . . as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy.”
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