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Pelosi's visit reaffirms Washington’s commitment to protecting Taiwan’s independent status Originally published on Global Voices Military vehicles in Xiamen, a coastal city in Fujian province. Screenshot from a Twitter video from Bang Xiao US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taipei on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, to reaffirm Washington’s commitment to protecting Taiwan’s status quo. The visit has thrown the region into chaos as China has promised potential military action in response to the visit. China has scheduled unprecedented military drills encircling Taiwan's main island from August 4–7, soon after Pelosi’s departure. While the majority of Taiwanese citizens anticipated Beijing's...
