Pelosi's Asia tour kicks off under Taiwan cloud

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has kicked off an Asia tour that has been shrouded in secrecy following an escalation in tensions with China over Taiwan

With no word if Ms Pelosi will visit the island, she stopped first in Singapore, where Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged her at a meeting to strive for"stable" ties with Beijing.

Ms Pelosi's office confirmed her Asia trip in a statement yesterday once her plane was in the air, following days of US media speculation and the speaker refusing to confirm her itinerary. "If she dares to stop in Taiwan, it will be the moment to ignite the powder keg of the situation in the Taiwan Straits," Hu Xijin, a former Global Times editor and now commentator, tweeted.

While it diplomatically recognises Beijing over Taipei, it also backs Taiwan's democratic government and opposes any forced change to the island's status.

 

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What part of the US government does Nancy Pelosi represent..

Can you do a piece on how 'lucky' her family have been with stock investments ?

Kicked off ! It's not a football match.

台灣加油!

She's over there stirring the pot, she probably should smoke some instead.

Tony Blinken , now Pelosi. Ukraine script repeated?

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