US, China tensions spike ahead of Nancy Pelosi's expected visit to Taiwan | The World

Several Chinese warplanes have reportedly flown close to the median line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait, as tensions mount over the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker's expected visit to Taiwan. Peter Hartcher, International Editor with the Sydney Morning Herald, tells The World's Beverley O'Connor that once Nancy Pelosi committed to the visit, it became hard to back out. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-0... ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia