House Leader Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan
Sign announcing Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Taipei on August 2, 2022. AP - Chiang Ying-ying
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After long maintaining the vagueness about her visit to Taiwan, the speaker of the American House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan this Tuesday evening.
The visit could inflame already strained relations between Washington and Beijing.
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Touring Asia, Nancy Pelosi is the highest elected US official to visit the island in 25 years.
His arrival was broadcast live on the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' YouTube channel.
The plane of the head of the American deputies landed this Tuesday evening at Taipei airport, despite warnings from Beijing.
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The United States will certainly be responsible (for the consequences) and will have to pay the price for its attack on China's sovereignty and security
," Hua Chunying, a spokeswoman for Chinese diplomacy, told reporters.
"
The American side has betrayed its word on the Taiwan issue
," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a statement, referring to the commitment of the United States, since 1979, to have no official relations. with Taiwan.
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