Diegoramos718 (2022-08-12). Can We Please Have an Adult Conversation About China? scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research As the US legislative leader Nancy Pelosi swept into Taipei, people around the world held their breath. Her visit was an act of provocation. In December 1978, the US government — following a United Nations General Assembly decision in 1971 — recognised the People's Republic of China, setting aside its previous treaty …