Pelosi's Taiwan visit tests U.S.-China ties as Biden looks to ease tensions with Xi
A congressional trip to Taiwan led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the focus of President Biden’s call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, further underscoring the latest U.S.-China rift that has sent relations to their lowest point in decades.
“Those who play with fire will perish by it,” a Chinese readout of the call said. “It is hoped that the U.S. will be clear-eyed about this.”The prospect of a visit, which Pelosi has yet to publicly confirm, ratchets up already simmering tensions over Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory and has threatened to take by force.
Congress could move to pass some elements of the Taiwan Policy Act, which would bolster funding for the island’s security assistance and designate it as a “major non-NATO ally,” she said.If we don’t fix American democracy, Trump, Putin and Xi could be proved right: Autocracy is better. “If she doesn’t go now, she’s handed China ... a victory of sorts,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday.
“Thus, the stakes for Xi in how to respond will be even higher, and create even stronger incentives for a forceful response, than if no phone call occurred. Policy, reputation, and credibility will be seen to be at stake.”warned of consequences should Beijing send military aid “Beijing is worried that increasing U.S. and allied support for Taiwan and other regional partners elevates the risk of U.S.-China military confrontation and that China may find itself
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