The US House speaker's trip to the island enraged Beijing.
Home / New Zealand / PoliticsUpdatedThomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·3 Jun, 2026 05:17 AM3 mins to readSir John Key. Photo / Greg BowkerSir John Key. Photo / Greg BowkerFormer Prime Minister John Key said US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan this week was “reckless” and “dangerous”.He told TVNZ’s Q+A with Jack Tame the visit was “reckless if you want to be kind, it was provocative, and it was actually dangerous,” he said.
“I say that because
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