This is the highest level visit by a us. Official in 25 years, coming at a very sensitive time. China does not want her to be there. Chinise foreign minister today said, us. Politicians who play with fire will come to no good end. We don't ask people to pay for this show. Not until now.
China didn’t want Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan. Neither did the White House. Politico’s Alex Ward explains why she went anyway.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Jon Ehrens, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.
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