Gingrich: China threats over Pelosi Taiwan visit a ‘bluff’

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Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan for the first visit by a U.S. House speaker to the self-ruled island since Newt Gingrich in 1997. Gingrich, a Republican, is warning China not to follow through on some of the most extreme threats. "That would be literally an act of war, and we would have no choice except to retaliate massively," Gingrich said.

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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