Why one former diplomat is worried about Pelosi's visit to Taiwan

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Robert Daly, a former diplomat in Beijing and director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, tells CNN’s Pamela Brown why he believes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan could damage US-China relations.

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