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- BBC News World
August 4, 2022
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Taiwan sees itself as an independent country, while for China it is nothing more than a “rogue province”.
The visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has revived the confrontation between the Asian giant and the US.
China said it considers the meeting a “serious violation of its national sovereignty” and a challenge to its “one China” principle.
But what is the origin of this dispute?
And above all, why does Taiwan matter so much to the United States?
In this video, we tell you three keys to understand why Taiwan is a source of conflict between two of the greatest global powers.
