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Concerns mount as US conservatives urge Pelosi to visit Taiwan

Foreign policy analysts say Speaker's trip, if confirmed, would needlessly provoke Beijing

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There is increasing anxiety in foreign policy and security circles in Washington - shared by the Biden administration as well - over the prospect of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan.
The visit has not been publicly announced, but most foreign policy analysts deem it as needlessly provoking China. This view is also shared by the White House and the United States military.
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