Nancy Pelosi DEFIES ALL ODDS as she lands in Taiwan despite threats of Chinese retaliation

Nancy Pelosi DEFIES ALL ODDS as she lands in Taiwan despite threats of Chinese retaliation
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi successfully landed in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday August 2 (Twitter/@BloombergTV, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defied all odds as she landed in Taipei on Tuesday, August 2, in a strong show of support for Taiwan amid threats of retaliation by China over her visit. Pelosi, 82, became the first US House Speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years.

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Her stop in Taipei comes at a time of strained relations between US and China, which warned the Biden administration multiple times against a scheduled stop in Taiwan. A Taiwanese official told CNN that Pelosi is expected to stay in Taipei overnight. 
 
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