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Nancy Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, escalating tensions with China

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Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (L) meets Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong on Aug. 1 2022 in Singapore. (Photo by Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - U.S.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Malaysia on Tuesday and was expected to visit Taiwan, escalating tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory.The plane carrying Pelosi and her delegation left from a Malaysian air force base after a brief stopover that included a lunch meeting with Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, an official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release details to the media.Pelosi is on an Asian tour this week that is being closely watched to see if she will defy China's warnings against visiting Taiwan.It was unclear where she was headed from Malaysia, but local media in Taiwan reported that she would arrive on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking elected U.S.

official to visit in more than 25 years. The United Daily News, Liberty Times and China Times — Taiwan’s three largest national newspapers — cited unidentified sources as saying she would spend the night in Taiwan.Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry declined to comment.

Premier Su Tseng-chang didn’t explicitly confirm Pelosi’s visit, but said Tuesday that "any foreign guests and friendly lawmakers" are "very much welcome."China, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province to be annexed by force if necessary, has repeatedly warned of retaliation if Pelosi visits, saying its military will "never sit idly by.""The U.S.

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