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VIDEO: Pelosi refuses to confirm possible Taiwan stop, calling Asia tour schedule a ‘security issue’
VIDEO: Pelosi refuses to confirm possible Taiwan stop, calling Asia tour schedule a ‘security issue’
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is about to depart on a trip to several Asian partners of the United States, a trip that could possibly include Taiwan, with… 29.07. 2022, Sputnik International
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“I never talk about my trip because, as some of you know, it’s a security issue,” Pelosi told reporters Friday on Capitol Hill. “It’s a security concern for every member of Congress traveling, especially overseas. But for the president, it’s an additional security concern, and for those traveling with me, not just members, but staff, etc. She would travel to Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, with Taiwan listed as a “tentative” option. It remains unclear which country she will visit first. Many countries are key U.S. allies in the U.S. push to encircle China, while others Washington hopes to distance itself from Beijing by making China a threat to them Pelosi invited several other U.S. lawmakers to high level to join her on the trip, but while some declined, the status of others is unknown.Biden tried to dissuade Pelosi from making the trip, as did senior Pentagon officials Pelosi and other lawmakers replied, arguing that i It is undemocratic for anyone – Chinese or American – to ask him not to go to Taiwan. Republicans, usually his political opponents, rallied around the trip. ‘Strategic ambiguity’ If the House Speaker goes, she will be the highest-ranked American to make the trip in the 25 years since House Speaker Newt Gingrich visited Taiwan in 1997. of that trip, Gingrich met with then-Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui and told China, “We want you to understand, we will defend Taiwan.” Period.”In 1997, China focused on the imminent reincorporation of Hong Kong into the country, having been a British colony since it was seized as a war prize in 1840. It also came on the heels of the Taiwan Strait from 1995-1996. The crisis, which began when Lee got a visa to travel to the United States, and China responded with missile and amphibious assault drills near Taiwan. In response, the United States dispatched two aircraft carrier battle groups and an amphibious assault ship – another type of aircraft carrier – and many American warships sailed straight through the Taiwan Strait, ignoring warnings Chinese against him. Beijing was forced back and Lee rocketed up the polls, winning a narrow majority in Taiwan’s first democratic elections in 1996. The situation led to major reforms of the People’s Liberation Army and the acquisition of new weapons capable of challenging the huge US Navy. .Taiwan’s government is all that remains of the republican government that ruled all of China between 1912 and 1949. While the communist Red Army won victory on the mainland and founded the People’s Republic of China, it did not was unable to cross the Taiwan Strait, and a stalemate ensued. Since then, all but a handful of nations have changed their recognition of the legitimate Chinese government from Taipei to Beijing, including the United States in 1979.
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is preparing to depart on a trip to several Asian partners of the United States, a trip that could possibly include Taiwan, with which Washington has no no formal relations. These high-profile visits are invariably used by US politicians to denounce China and call for an end to the one-China policy.
Pelosi invited several other top US lawmakers to join her on the trip, but while some declined, the status of others is unknown.
The day before, Chinese President Xi Jinping had told his American counterpart Joe Biden that “he who plays with fire will certainly get burned” – no doubt a warning to Washington not to test China’s patience by violating Chinese sovereignty. on Taiwan, a territory that Beijing considers a Chinese province in rebellion The United States gained this position in 1979, when it transferred its recognition of the legitimate Chinese government from Taipei to Beijing.
Biden tried to dissuade Pelosi from making the trip, as did senior Pentagon officials. Pelosi and other lawmakers have hit back, arguing that it is undemocratic for anyone – Chinese or American – to ask him not to travel to Taiwan. Republicans, usually his political opponents, rallied around the trip.
“Strategic Ambiguity”
This statement was a violation of long-standing US policy policy of “strategic ambiguity” on the issue of Taiwan’s defense against mainland China. The policy is calculated to maintain the status quo, i.e. Taiwan does not feel confident enough to declare independence or get close enough to China to reunite with it. Since Biden became president in 2021, he has stumbled upon the same rule multiple times, and his top diplomats had to walk home his claims.
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