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LIVE August 2, 10:53 PM ET: Pelosi and Taiwanese President Hold Press Briefing

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen will hold a joint press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, at 10:53 a.m. Wednesday (10:53 p.m. ET). Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite of continued threats of violence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda organs. She issued a public statement upon…


LIVE August 2, 10:30 PM ET: Pelosi Meets Taiwanese President

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and hold a joint press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite of continued threats of violence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda organs. She issued a public statement upon arrival in Taiwan,…


LIVE NOW: Pelosi Meets Taiwanese President

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and hold a joint press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite of continued threats of violence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda organs. She issued a public statement upon arrival in Taiwan,…


Pelosi and Taiwanese President Hold Press Conference

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and hold a joint press briefing in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, in spite of continued threats of violence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda organs. She issued a public statement upon arrival in Taiwan,…


Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan, to Meet Tsai on Wednesday

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is in Taiwan, despite Beijing threatening serious consequences if she went through with the visit. The United States and Japan are working to stand up to what they describe as Beijing’s economic coercion. And several key industries could benefit from the effort. Thousands of China’s wealthy are looking to leave the…


China Has ‘Positioned Itself to Take Further Steps’ Targeting Taiwan Amid Pelosi Visit, White House Warns

The White House and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are in a war of words over the meaning of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s arrival in Taiwan on Tuesday. White House officials maintain that Pelosi’s arrival is in line with nearly five decades of precedent governing Sino–American relations. CCP authorities have lambasted the United States, however,…


26 Republican Senators Sign Statement Supporting Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit

Twenty-six Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), signed a joint statement on Aug. 2 announcing support for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan and reaffirming that the trip did not change the United States policies regarding China and Taiwan. Sens Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Ark.) led the effort to sign…


China’s Military Announces Live Fire Drills Surrounding Taiwan Following Pelosi Arrival

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced that its military would conduct live fire exercises in the waters on all sides of Taiwan following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s arrival on the island. Chinese state-owned outlet Xinhua issued an announcement from the CCP’s military wing, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), which said that it would be conducting…


Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan Amid Chinese Threats of Military Violence

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan August 2, in spite of continued threats of violence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its propaganda organs. The visit comes amid a multi-national tour of southeast Asia that will also see the speaker visit Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan. US Unfazed by China Threats The…


300,000 Track US Military Plane Ahead of Reported Pelosi Taiwan Visit

More than 320,000 people were tracking a U.S. military aircraft believed to be ferrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to Taiwan Tuesday morning. There were rumors that Pelosi was aboard a U.S. Air Force aircraft, SPAR19, which flew out of Malaysia Tuesday with no listed destination. The destination of the aircraft was updated to Taipei as…