China Escalates Its Warnings To The U.S. On A Possible Taiwan Visit By US House Speaker Pelosi

FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. © Reuters/ELIZABETH FRANTZ  

Reuters: China confirms warnings to U.S. on Pelosi's possible Taiwan visit 

BEIJING (Reuters) -China delivered sterner warnings to U.S. officials about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, confirming a report by the Financial Times (FT). 

The FT report, published on Saturday, cited six people familiar with the Chinese warnings as saying they were significantly stronger than the threats that Beijing has made in the past when it was unhappy with U.S. actions or policy on Taiwan, which is claimed by China. 

The private rhetoric suggested a possible military response, the FT cited several people familiar with the situation as saying.  

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Update: China escalates warnings to US on Nancy Pelosi’s possible Taiwan trip (NYPost)  

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