Nancy Pelosi Leaves Taiwan Amid Growing US-China Tensions

Name: Nancy Pelosi Leaves Taiwan Amid Growing US-China Tensions
Uploaded: 2022-08-03T08:39+0000
Duration: 1 s
Description: The visit of the US House Speaker sparked a major controversy between Washington and Beijing. China has already closed the airspace in the area and ordered to start military drills near Taiwan, pledging there will be harsh consequences.

08:39 GMT, 3 August 2022

The visit of the US House Speaker sparked a major controversy between Washington and Beijing. China has already closed the airspace in the area and ordered to start military drills near Taiwan, pledging there will be harsh consequences.

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Sputnik is live from Taipei, as US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi departs Taiwan to continue her trip to Asia, as she is expected to visit South Korea and Japan.

The American politician previously addressed the Taiwanese parliament and held a meeting with president Tsai Ing-wen. Pelosi also accused China of threatening the island "and democracy itself".

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