U.S. House Speaker Pelosi Visits South Korea

 

Daily Mail: Pelosi stares down North Korea with visit to the DMZ - as China continues to fire missiles into Japan's exclusion zone: White House is 'FUMING' with Nancy over Taiwan trip and fact she IGNORED advice not to go 

* Pelosi visited the heavily-fortified DMZ during her trip to South Korea 

* She was the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the area since President Donald Trump met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un there in 2019 

* The 155-mile-long, 2.5-mile-wide zone separates North and South Korea 

* South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol told Pelosi her trip to the DMZ was 'a sign of strong deterrence between South Korea and the US against North Korea' 

* Pelosi now in Japan - her last stop on her South Asia tour 

* Tokyo said five Chinese missiles landed within its exclusive economic zone 

* It was part of military exercises launched by Beijing in response to Pelosi's Taiwan visit, which China is still angry about 

 * White House officials said to be fuming over Pelosi's Taiwan trip 

Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the heavily-fortified DMZ during her trip to South Korea on Thursday, another controversial stop after her touchdown in Taiwan. 

Her visit to the 155-mile-long, 2.5-mile-wide zone separating North and South Korea made her the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit the area since President Donald Trump met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un there in 2019.  

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Update: South Korea does not want to upset China over Pelosi .... South Korean president accused of avoiding Nancy Pelosi in bid to placate China (The Guardian). More here .... South Korean president skips in-person meeting with Pelosi, causing controversy (FOX News) 

 U.S. House Speaker Pelosi Visits South Korea  

In S. Korea, Pelosi avoids public comments on Taiwan, China -- AP  

Nancy Pelosi travels to South Korea; Seoul calls visit 'show of deterrence' against North Korea -- UPI  

Pelosi visited Korean Demilitarized Zone with congressional delegation -- CNN  

Pelosi meets leaders in South Korea, visits DMZ after contentious Taiwan trip -- DW 

Pelosi visits DMZ during South Korea trip in latest show of defiance -- NYPost  

Japan PM meets Pelosi, calls China drills ‘grave problem’ -- AP



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