August 8, 2022
US HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi, centre, walks with Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, as she arrives in Taipei, Taiwan.
(Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)
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