US House speaker Pelosi to visit Taiwan in first such trip for 25 years: Media


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TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to visit Taiwan, according to media reports in Asia, a landmark display of American support that's likely to trigger further protests from Beijing. Ms Pelosi will arrive in Taipei on Sunday (April 10) following a visit to Japan, according to reports in both Taiwanese and Japanese media Thursday. It will be the first visit by a serving US house speaker since Newt Gingrich travelled to Taiwan in 1997. Ms Pelosi's office declined to say whether she was travelling to Taipei when contacted by Bloomberg News, citing longstanding security protocols. Taiwan's...