As Pelosi eyes Taiwan trip, US anxious on China red lines

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 29, 2022 12:02 am

A POTENTIAL visit to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stirring alarm in President Joe Biden's administration which fears the trip may cross red lines for China — and that there is no exit path.

China on Monday warned it was 'getting ready' for a Pelosi visit to the self-ruling island next month and that the United States would 'bear all responsibility for all serious consequences' if she goes.

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California during her weekly press conference on July 21, 2022 at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. AFP PHOTO

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