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Nancy Pelosi: US politician defends her trip to Taiwan against criticism

2022-08-10T19:38:23.310Z


"We will not allow China to isolate Taiwan": Despite threats from the People's Republic, Nancy Pelosi stuck to her visit to Taiwan. And the US politician stands by her decision.


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Speaker of the US House of Representatives: Nancy Pelosi

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has defended her visit to Taiwan.

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We will not allow China to isolate Taiwan,

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said the Democratic politician in Washington.

For example, the People's Republic is preventing Taiwan from becoming a member of the World Health Organization (WHO).

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But they don't stop us from going to Taiwan,

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Pelosi said.

There was criticism of her visit at the beginning of the month, especially from China, but also from other countries.

From Pelosi's point of view, the USA cannot allow China's increased pressure on Taiwan.

China is trying to create a new kind of normality, she said, referring to announcements by the government in Beijing that it would continue to practice controversial maneuvers around Taiwan and other threatening gestures.

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We just can't let that happen,

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Pelosi said at a press conference with four Democratic lawmakers who had accompanied her on her trip to Taiwan.

Commenting on the US military's assessment of their visit, Pelosi said,

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I don't remember them ever telling us not to travel.

When asked about the plans before Pelosi's trip, Democratic President Joe Biden said,

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I

don't think the military thinks it's a good idea at the moment. "

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When asked during the press conference about the sanctions announced by China against Pelosi and her family, she laughed, "Who cares?"

In response to the US politician's visit to Taiwan, China had been conducting large-scale military exercises around the democratic island republic for the past week and also practiced a conquest.

The Chinese leadership rejects official contacts from other countries to Taiwan because they see the island as part of the People's Republic.

On the other hand, Taiwan has long seen itself as independent. China sees the visit as a provocation and a violation of its own sovereignty.

The government in Beijing regards Taiwan as a breakaway province and is threatening all countries that maintain or establish contacts with the democratically governed island with consequences.

Pelosi – number three by protocol in the US – had been the highest-ranking US politician in Taiwan for a quarter of a century.

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Source: spiegel

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