Long combustible over Taiwan, the tensions between Beijing and Washington are now close to ablaze, due to Nancy Pelosi’s desire to be the first House speaker to visit Taiwan in 25 years. Despite the alarms that her travel plans have set off, President Biden has responded timidly -- even while much of the establishment wants to see the trip canceled. “Well, I think that the military thinks it’s not a good idea right now,” Biden said about the prospective trip on July 20. “But I don’t know what the status of it is.”
  • pingveno@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Nope. China’s not starting a war over a second tier politician meeting with the Taiwan government. China saber rattles over these sorts of things all the time and then quietly forgets about it later. If China genuinely did not want her to visit, they should have addressed it in private. Being so public makes it hard for Pelosi to change her itinerary lest it looks like the US caves to China’s threats. China does not control US foreign policy, period.