Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. Here’s why that’s a big deal WUSF Public Media


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Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. Here's why that's a big deal Updated August 2, 2022 at 11:19 AM ET House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., landed in Taiwan late Tuesday evening local time, and she is expected to meet members of Taiwan's legislature and President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with planning for her visit. The highly-anticipated stop has faced stark warnings from China, in turn worrying the White House that it could trigger a crisis in the Taiwan Strait and worsen already tense U.S.-China relations. China sent two Su-35 fighter jets across the Taiwan strait ahead...