US President Joe Biden is set to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping today as the 2 superpowers face fresh tensions over Taiwan. It will be the pair’s 5th chat over the blower and their first in 4 months. The key agenda item: an unconfirmed visit to Taiwan by House Speaker/notable Beijing critic Nancy Pelosi in the coming weeks. If the trip goes ahead, it would be the first visit by a high-ranking US politician to the island since 1997. China – which considers Taiwan its own territory – yesterday said there would be “serious consequences” if Pelosi made the trip. The issue has divided the US Government, and the Biden administration is said to be attempting to dissuade Pelosi from going over national security concerns. Meanwhile, notable Republicans are offering her rare words of encouragement… Politics, eh?