What has Happened: China has issued harsh warnings regarding the prospect of House Speaker Pelosi visiting Taiwan as part of her Congressional Asia tour. While not confirmed by the U.S. or Taiwanese officials, Taiwanese media has announced her visit to the island. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson called the potential visit “a gross interference in China’s internal affairs.” In 1997, Newt Gingrich was the last U.S. House Speaker to visit Taiwan and Speaker Pelosi’s visit would be the highest-level U.S. visit in 25 years. U.S. intelligence is closely monitoring Chinese military activity and China announced on Saturday that it would ... SITREP – House Speaker Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan