Nancy Pelosi is expected to land in Taiwan later tonight, and the visit poses the biggest diplomatic stand-off with China in decades. US President Joe Biden has appeared to advise against the trip, while Beijing’s state media has warned of some sort of military response.
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It comes as tensions over Taiwan rise in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine. East Asia correspondent Bill Birtles reports.
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