Pelosi visits Taiwan amid heightened tension with China

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures next to Legislative Yuan Vice President Tsai Chi-chang as she leaves the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi waves with other members of the delegation as they board a plane before leaving Taipei Songshan Airport, in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu poses a group photo with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Sandra Oudkirk and other members of the delegation at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan August 2. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

A map showing locations where Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct military exercises and training activities including live-fire drills is seen on newspaper reports of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, at a newsstand in Beijing, China August 3. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

The plane carrying U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes off from Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. REUTERS/Ann Wang

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks with Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu before boarding a plane at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

Demonstrators take part in a protest against U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, in Taipei, Taiwan August 2. REUTERS/Ann Wang

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS

Demonstrators gather in support of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, in Taipei, Taiwan August 2. REUTERS/Ann Wang

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaves the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. REUTERS/Ann Wang

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS

A pro-China supporter steps on a defaced photo of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a protest against her visit to Taiwan outside the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong, China, August 3. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting with Legislative Yuan Vice President Tsai Chi-chang (not pictured) at the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. Central News Agency/Pool via REUTERS

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi sits in a car arriving to the National Human Rights Museum in New Taipei City, Taiwan August 3. REUTERS/Ann Wang

A pro-U.S. sign is displayed on a tower ahead of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's expected visit, in Taipei, Taiwan August 2. REUTERS/Ann Wang

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS

A man holds a sign with the slogan "No peace on earth unless the USA is doomed" during a protest against U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan outside the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong, China August 3. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting with Legislative Yuan Vice President Tsai Chi-chang at the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. Central News Agency/Pool via REUTERS

A view of the press room of the Presidential building as a screen shows Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Sandra Oudkirk, during a meeting at the presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. REUTERS/Ann Wang

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi poses for group picture before leaving the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Demonstrators hold signs during a gathering in support of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's expected visit, in Taipei, Taiwan August 2. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu welcomes U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan August 2. Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS

A man eats in a restaurant as a TV broadcasts news on the expected visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit, in Taipei, Taiwan August 2. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Men read the Global Times newspaper that features a front page article about U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Asia tour at a street display wall in Beijing, China, August 1. The front page headline reads: "Pelosi visits Asia in the smell of gunpowder."  REUTERS/Thomas Peter