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Nancy Pelosi said of my recent 7.30 interview “it is not in the security interest of the Asia-Pacific region for people to talk that way” – that is, of my remarks in respect of Taiwan.
This is from the former leader of the US House of Representatives who, in a recklessly indulgent visit to Taiwan in 2022, very nearly brought the United States and China to a military confrontation – for the first time since the Second World War. In fact, Ms Pelosi had to be warned by her president, Joe Biden, and the Pentagon of the military risks of her visit.
