The trip, the highest-level U.S. visit to the island since 1997, came in the face of strenuous objections from Beijing.
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A Cyberattack Crashes the Website of Taiwan’s Presidential Office
They resumed normal or near-normal operations after the problems were fixed, the affected agencies said.
Pelosi has a history of criticizing China’s human rights record.
For more than three decades, Ms. Pelosi has criticized China’s policies in Tibet, Hong Kong and other sensitive regions. Chinese officials do not appreciate it.
A New Axis?
With tensions rising in Taiwan, we look at the shared interests of China, Russia and Iran.
As Pelosi Arrives, Quiet Defiance in Taiwan
Public nonchalance about the tensions over Nancy Pelosi belies a political reality: Many are tired of China’s threats and crave American support.
Your Tuesday Briefing
The U.S. kills Al Qaeda’s leader.
U.S. Warns China Not to Turn Pelosi’s Expected Trip to Taiwan Into a ‘Crisis’
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a longtime China hawk, has not confirmed that she plans to visit Taiwan, but all indications suggest that she will make a stop on the self-governing island without prior announcement.
A Pelosi Trip to Taiwan Would Test China’s Appetite for Confrontation
Xi Jinping has long vowed to answer any challenge to China’s claim to Taiwan. But current economic and political forces may make him unlikely to court a crisis.
Your Monday Briefing
President Volodymyr Zelensky urges mass evacuations.
Pelosi Is Expected to Go to Taiwan, Biden Administration Officials Say
The House speaker arrived in Singapore on Monday. The prospect of a visit by the speaker to Taiwan has jangled nerves in both Beijing and Washington.