Pelosi’s Taiwan trip plan apparently confirmed by US lawmakers

US-China tension rising as Michael McCaul and Anna Eshoo say they were invited to travel with House speaker

Nancy Pelosi has invited senior lawmakers to join her on a trip to Taiwan, according to a member of the House foreign affairs committee, providing the first apparent confirmation of the widely speculated visit.

The potential visit by the US House speaker to Taiwan is at the centre of spiralling tensions involving the island, China and the US, which analysts fear are at their most dangerous point in decades.