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SINGAPORE — A visit to Taiwan by the United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday (Aug 2) has been met with anger and criticism from the authorities and people of mainland China, who called the visit a threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

Second in line to the presidency after Vice President Kamala Harris, Mrs Pelosi is the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years. She, along with the rest of her delegation, touched down in Songshan Airport at downtown Taipei on Tuesday night after visiting Malaysia as part of her Asian tour.

Under the policy, the US recognises that there is only one Chinese government and acknowledges that Taiwan is part of China. Beyond what China perceives as a violation of the one-China policy, the immense backlash caused by the visit is also grounded in a broader set of grievances it has against the US — including “persistent attempts to contain China” and to allegedly lend support to"independence forces" in Taiwan, said Asst Prof Loh.

Apart from trade curbs, the Chinese military declared that it would launch a series of targeted military actions in response to the visit, such as"long-range live ammunition shooting" in the Taiwan Strait.

 

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