‘Confident superpower or insecure?’ Beijing’s reaction if Pelosi goes to Taiwan may be telling

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential Taiwan visit may worsen the troubled US-China relationship, but observers say it is unlikely to change Beijing’s agenda ahead of a key leadership reshuffle.

The tense situation across the Taiwan Strait is not expected to turn into a military conflict, or have an impact on President Xi Jinping’s plan to secure a third term in power when the ruling Communist Party holds its twice-a-decade congress in autumn.