US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to visit the demilitarized zone on South Korea’s border with the North, after having raised controversy elsewhere in the region by visiting Chinese Taipei.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken tried to de-escalate tensions after Speaker Nancy Pelosi s visit to Taiwan and called out China for trying to manufacture a crisis.
Pelosi also said at a news conference that she and her South Korean counterpart discussed ways to boost cooperation on regional security and economic and climate issues.