Pelosi defies Beijing and touches down in Taiwan escorted by FIVE F-15s as China sends 20 fighter jets into island’s airspace

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By EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER and RACHEL BUNYAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and REUTERS

PUBLISHED: 10:44 EDT, 2 August 2022 | UPDATED: 15:59 EDT, 2 August 2022

Speaker Nancy Pelosi defied Beijing on Tuesday when she landed in Taiwan after repeated warnings from the Chinese not to visit the island nation, which they said marked a ‘violation of the one-China principle.’

Her Air Force plane – with its distinctive blue and white colors and American flag on the tail – touched down in Taipei at 10:45 pm local time.

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