Pelosi’s Taiwan Touchdown.
Speaker Pelosi visited Taiwan in a direct affront to the Beijing.
“After weeks of silence ahead of a high-stakes visit to Taiwan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was anything but understated on Wednesday during a day of high-profile meetings, in which she offered support for Taiwan and irked China.
In a pair of morning meetings that were partly broadcast online, Ms. Pelosi met with Taiwanese lawmakers and then with Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, to whom she offered assurances of United States support despite threats from China.
“Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” Ms. Pelosi said. “America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad.””
Speaker Pelosi showed her commitment to Taiwan and democracy in the region even as China continues to amass military might that is increasingly coming into conflict with the West. The bold move from the House Speaker drew rare bi-partisan praise for one of the most divisive figures in American government. Her defiance of Beijing still has unknown consequences as China is beginning military drills very near Taiwan in response to the visit.
