Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, Taiwanese and US officials say

By Eric Cheung, Kylie Atwood, Alex Rogers and Kevin Liptak, CNN

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of their tour of Asia, according to a senior Taiwanese government official and a US official, despite warnings from Biden administration officials, who are worried about China’s response to such a high-profile visit.

The stop — the first for a US House speaker in 25 years — is not currently on Pelosi’s public itinerary and comes at a time when US-China relations are already at a low point.

The Taiwanese official added that she is expected to stay in Taiwan overnight. It is unclear when exactly Pelosi will land in Taipei.

The US official added that defense department officials are working around the clock on monitoring any Chinese movements in the region and securing a plan to keep her safe.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

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CNN’s Nectar Gan contributed to this report.