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

  • Written by Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Why Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan puts the White House in delicate straits of diplomacy with ChinaNot everyone is so thrilled by the visit.AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, 2022 – 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...

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