US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan earlier this month has drawn criticism, including from domestic political circles. She recently gave an interview on NBC’s morning program “Today” to defend her Asian trip, claiming that she was following President Biden’s policy direction and visiting Taiwan.
Pelosi bluntly stated that if she had not been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia, her trip to Taiwan would have set off a few months ago, and this time, placing her foreign trip in the Asian region echoes the Indo-Pacific economic framework advocated by Biden, so, The delegation she leads needs to go to Taiwan and listen to relevant information.
Pelosi mentioned that a bipartisan delegation from the U.S. Senate visited Taiwan in April, including Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez, questioning “no one said a word (for this)” , “If they ignore those people, why do they have to make decisions for my itinerary, men go to this and that, women go…”
When asked if it is worth it, Pelosi believes that there is no doubt that it is definitely worth it, because the visit to Taiwan is of substantive significance, not symbolic, and she also mentioned that the visit to Taiwan is not only in the United States and has received overwhelming bipartisan support. , and she was warmly welcomed by thousands of local Taiwanese, reiterating that the United States would not allow mainland China to isolate Taiwan.
Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier.
Looking back at the entire Pelosi visit to Taiwan, the Biden administration quoted the military as saying last month that visiting Taiwan was not a good idea. The US media has since repeatedly emphasized that the US has an independent executive and legislative system, and Biden cannot stop Pelosi from visiting. tower. Now Pelosi’s direct recognition of the visit itinerary echoes Biden’s policy equation. On the one hand, there is a suspicion of shirk responsibility and attempts to tie himself and Biden together; on the other hand, it will strengthen China’s suspicion that the Biden administration has a share in and Losey’s “pulling the cat’s tail” affects Sino-US relations.
In fact, it is not the first time that Pelosi has made a blunder. She held a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on August 5. She talked regarding her special connection with China. She also pointed out that she was told when she was a child that she might reach China as long as she dug a deep enough hole on the beach.
Many people are dissatisfied with Pelosi’s sudden “China conclusion”. Clay Travis, founder of the American media Outkick, said even more sarcastically, “We (America) are led by idiots.” Some netizens teased “what is Pelosi talking regarding”, “are you telling a joke”, and described “is there a possibility that Pelosi’s mother just told this story because she didn’t want to see her”
In response to Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying responded on the 5th that this is by no means a democratic issue, but an issue related to China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. She emphasized that the current situation is entirely caused by Pelosi and American politicians, and the United States should think differently. If a state in the United States tries to split off and establish itself as a country, while another country continues to provide it with weapons and political support, Can the U.S. government and people allow it?
