A Pelosi trip to Taiwan heightens the risk of an ‘accident’ that triggers a US military crisis with Beijing, top China experts warn

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John Haltiwanger

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A US Marines C-130 comes in to land at the air force base in Tainan, in southern Taiwan.
A US Marines C-130 comes in to land at the air force base in Tainan, in southern Taiwan.

  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is traveling to Asia and could make a controversial visit to Taiwan.
  • Experts say that such a visit could raise the risk of an “accident” that leads to a military crisis in the region.
  • “If she goes, the prospect of a crisis goes way up as China will need to respond,” a former US diplomat told Insider.

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