Analysis: To Keep Risks at Bay, China, U.S. Resort to Frequent High-Profile Dialogues

Beijing issued a stern warning to Washington this week when news broke that Nancy Pelosi was planning a trip to Taiwan. But it came as relations between the two countries are looking up, with a string of high-profile meetings with senior officials from both sides showing willingness to rebuild lines of communication.

China’s foreign ministry on Tuesday issued a statement saying it would take “resolute and strong measures” in response to the reports that Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, would visit Taiwan on a diplomatic tour of Asia in August.