US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become the most senior US politician to visit Taiwan in 25 years, despite China warning that Washington would "pay the price" if she visited the island.
Beijing warned it would respond to any potential visit from Pelosi, who has not been backed by the White House to visit Taiwan.
Taiwan is a self-ruled island, but claimed by China, which sees it as a breakaway province.
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