HONG KONG -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Taiwan on Tuesday made her the highest-ranking official to visit the democratic island in a quarter century. But it has sparked a furious reaction from Beijing, which considers the self-ruled island a breakaway province that will eventually be reunified with the mainland, by force if necessary.
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Beijing sees U.S. politician's visit as thumbs-up for island's independence
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, not to "play with fire" over Taiwan. (Source photos by Reuters)
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