On the foreign Scene
China has condemned the visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan as extremely dangerous, warning that the trip was a threat to stability in the region.
Pelosi arrived in Taiwan late on Tuesday on a trip she said demonstrated the United States’s solidarity with the self-governed island, which China claims as part of its own territory.
Washington does not recognise Taiwan as an independent state, but is bound by US law to provide the island with the means to defend itself.
Explaining the reason for her visit, the US politician said they cannot stand by as the CCP (the Chinese Communist Party) proceeds to threaten Taiwan – and democracy itself.
Pelosi who is the highest-ranking US official to travel to Taiwan in 25 years arrived at Songshan Airport in downtown Taipei on a flight from Malaysia to begin a visit that risks pushing US-Chinese relations to a new low
