Nancy Pelosi visit in Taiwan

Televisions broadcast news reports on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. The White House sought to dial back rising tensions with China over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s expected visit to Taiwan, insisting the trip doesn’t signal a change in US posture toward the island and urging Beijing to refrain from an aggressive response. (Lam Yik Fei/Bloomberg)