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The New Daily
Meredith Oyen

Why Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan puts the White House in delicate straits of diplomacy with China

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi pledged American solidarity during her brief stopover in Taiwan. Photo: AAP

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday – a highly controversial trip that has been strongly opposed by China.

Such is the sensitivity over the island’s status that even before Pelosi’s plane touched down in the capital of Taipei, mere reports of the proposed trip prompted a warning by China of “serious consequences”.

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