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china claims taiwan as part of its territory, despite having never controlled it and repeatedly warned against pelosi visiting the island, vowing to take resolute and forceful measures if the visit goes forward. john kirby addressed the trip on cnn last hour. there s no reason for the chinese rhetoric, there s no reason for any actions to be taken. it is not uncommon for congressional leaders to travel to taiwan. it is very much in keeping with our policy and consistent with our support to taiwan under the taiwan relations act. we shouldn t be as a country, we shouldn t be intimidated by that rhetoric or those potential actions. this is an important trip for the speaker to be on. we re going to do whatever we can to support her. cnn is on capitol hill, but we begin with will ripley in taipei, taiwan. will, what can you tell us the latest about this announcement of the speaker s trip? reporter: well, for one thing, this is not going to be, you know, a fueling brief ....
reporter: well, for one thing, this is not going to be, you know, a fueling brief stop lasting a few hours like other congressional visits have been. it is an attempt to dial back the attention with china. it seems as though speaker pelosi will spend the night in taipei. she ll have a longer experience on the ground. she will be the highest ranking american official in 25 years, since speaker newt begig gingri visit. taiwan has been quiet, knowing there s discourse between the biden administration and speaker pelosi s people. speaker pelosi has been a supporter of taiwan, an advocate. she did have a virtual meeting with taiwan s vice president earlier this year and had made plans, actually, to visit taipei sooner before she was diagnosed with covid. this is now an opportunity for her to do this in what could be the final months of her position as speaker, ahead of the midterm elections. and it s also a chance for her ....