US speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan amid rising tensions with China
She is the highest-ranking American official to visit the island in 25 years.
US house speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taipei, Taiwan (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
By AP Reporters
US house speaker Nancy Pelosi has arrived in Taiwan, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 years.
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