Tension between Taiwan and China reached a new high after a controversial visit by one of the United States’ most senior politicians. David Axe examine the fallout.
After dusk on August 2, a US Air Force (USAF)-operated Boeing C-40A Clipper landed at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taiwan. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, got off to set foot on Taiwan soil. She was the most senior US official to visit the island nation in 25 years.
“Your visit not only reflects strong US congressional support for bilateral ties, it also sends a message to the world that democracies stand together in the face of common challenges,” Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen told Pelosi.
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