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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has “laid a minefield at the intersection of Sino-US relations and the situation around the Taiwan Strait” and this could lead to a “tough response” from Beijing that only Washington will have to bear. Chinese media have fired back at ground zero for speculation that Pelosi might visit the ‘rebellious’ island as part of her Asia mission. “Whether from the point of view of international law or international morality, it is legitimate and necessary for China to protect its national sovereignty and territorial integrity from provocation,” the Global Times said in an aggressive editorial. The...
