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Why the big fuss over Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan?

  • Written by Meredith Oyen, Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Why the big fuss over Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan?Will she visit Taiwan or not? Either way, China has made its views known.Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hasn’t confirmed when – or even if – she is to visit Taiwan. Yet such is the sensitivity over the island’s status that reports of her possible trip have resulted in a warni...

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