Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the house, flies to Taiwan
After the US House Speaker stepped foot in the sovereign state of Taiwan, the Chinese conducted aggressive military drills.
House Speaker Pelosi Reaffirming America's commitment to Taiwan
(MSN) - China has threatened to take unspecified measures in response to the arrival of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan. Here is a summary of today's events thus far.
Pelosi said her trip to Taiwan was "more vital today than ever" and used it as a symbol of how Washington supported Taipei in the face of Chinese aggression.
Prior to Pelosi's arrival, a foreign cyberattack rendered the Taiwanese presidency's website inaccessible.
The US basketball player Brittney Griner is now imprisoned in Russia, and a Kremlin spokeswoman stated "megaphone diplomacy" would not be effective in negotiations to release her.
Pelosi's record of defending democracy
Lauren Gambino of The Guardian writes on Nancy Pelosi's home motivations for visiting Taiwan and her lengthy record of defending democratic rights overseas.
In Tiananmen Square in Beijing, 31 years ago, a newly elected congresswoman from California shocked the Chinese government by raising a flag honoring the pro-democracy young protestors who had been murdered there.
US - Chinese tensions rise
At a time of extreme tension between the US and China, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now planning to visit Taiwan as part of a tour of Asian countries this week.
This will put Joe Biden in a lot of trouble because Pelosi is once again defying Beijing.
The much-awaited diplomatic trip marks the culmination of a foreign policy career that she believes has been characterized by unflinching advocacy of democratic and human rights principles overseas.
She has been criticized in Beijing for her stance, which has been honed over decades in Congress, and it has occasionally caused her to disagree with party officials in Washington.
A sign of solidarity for democracy
Pelosi, who is second in the presidential succession, would be the highest-ranking US official to visit the autonomous island in a quarter of a century if she made the trip.
Should Pelosi travel, China, which regards Taiwan as its own province, have threatened the US with unnamed repercussions.
Pelosi went into further detail about her journey to Taiwan in an editorial piece that was published in The Washington Post shortly after she landed there.
She cited Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said that her travel does not signal a shift in US policy toward Taiwan and China, adding that it was intended as a sign of solidarity for democracy under danger.
According to Pelosi, the visit of the American congressional delegation should be interpreted as a clear indication that the United States supports Taiwan, a democratic ally, as it defends its independence and self-government.
This is a result of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP(aggression) )'s rising levels. She also mentioned Beijing's ongoing threats to annex Taiwan and China's suppression of human rights in Hong Kong.
Indeed, we take this trip at a time when the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy. As Russia wages its premeditated, illegal war against Ukraine, killing thousands of innocents — even children — it is essential that America and our allies make clear that we never give in to autocrats.
When I led a congressional delegation to Kyiv in April — the highest-level U.S. visit to the besieged nation — I conveyed to President Volodymyr Zelensky that we admired his people’s defense of democracy for Ukraine and for democracy worldwide.
By traveling to Taiwan, we honor our commitment to democracy: reaffirming that the freedoms of Taiwan — and all democracies — must be respected.
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