Truss hits out at China’s ‘inflammatory’ reaction to Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

UK foreign secretary calls US House speaker's trip perfectly reasonable' and urges China to de-escalate

Liz Truss has criticised China's inflammatory" response to a senior US politician visiting Taiwan and called for a de-escalation ahead of military drills expected over the coming days.

Hours after the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, ended a historic trip to the island about 100 miles east of China, the UK foreign secretary said her meetings with human rights activists and others were perfectly reasonable".