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Why the next US House speaker won’t follow Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan playbook

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South China Morning Post – China
“Why the next US House speaker won’t follow Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan playbook”

The Democrat expected to become US House speaker has met Taiwan’s former leader and backed legislation supporting the island yet is unlikely to follow Nancy Pelosi’s example in pursuing high-profile engagement with Taipei, analysts said. Hakeem Jeffries, the House’s top-ranking Democrat, announced his bid for the speakership on Wednesday after Democrats won a majority of seats in the US midterm elections. He is poised to officially become House speaker following a floor vote on the first day…

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