US Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has left Taiwan after a brief but controversial visit. Ms Pelosi – the most senior US politician to visit in 25 years – departed Wednesday after meeting leaders in the capital Taipei. However, her visit, as part of a wider Asian tour, sparked fury in Beijing after she ignored its warnings not to travel to the Island. Taiwan is self-ruled – but China sees it as a breakaway province that will eventually unite with it. Accusing the US of “violating China’s sovereignty under the guise of so-called democracy”, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said: “Those who...