For Taiwan, Pelosi visit a mix of hope and fear as China bristles

Many welcome U.S. House speaker, while others warn of military and business fallout

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, talks with Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, before boarding a plane at Songshan Airport in Taipei on Wednesday. © Reuters

THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer, CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan has triggered regional and global tensions amid fears of further Chinese aggression, with some international commentators calling her trip provocative and ill-conceived.

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