US says Beijing has no reason to turn Pelosi’s expected Taiwan visit into a ‘crisis’
by Vincent Ni China affairs correspondent and Ed Pilk from World news | The Guardian on (#621AB)
National security council says speaker has right to visit' after China warns its military would not sit idly by'
The US national security council (NSC) has insisted that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has the right to visit Taiwan", amid reports that she will be landing on the island on Tuesday - a move that China has vowed to respond to forcefully.
Speaking at a press conference in Washington on Monday, NSC spokesman John Kirby said Pelosi has visited Taiwan before without any incident".
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