![]() ![]() Worse, such a tight confrontation will certainly continue. The clash symbolizes the changed U.S.-China power dynamics after China’s dramatic rise over the past 25 years. This time, China is more sensitive to the visit because of Pelosi’s persistent advocacy of human rights and democracy in China. At that time, China was bent on raising its power without exposing itself to outside. In 1997, when Newt Gingrich went to Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry protested but it didn’t lead to a conflict. House Speaker’s visit to Taiwan is not the first time. It could turn into the worst security crisis since 1996 in the same strait.Ī U.S. After a standoff over the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, high technology, trade and democratic values, the conflict simmering between the two countries is being renewed in the Taiwan Strait. And yet, America warned China to not exploit Pelosi’s trip to reinforce its military aggressiveness. Showing its respect to the “One China” policy, the White House made it clear that the U.S. Following strong warnings from the Global Times, China’s state-run tabloid, against her visit - and after a straight warning from China’s foreign ministry “not to cross a Maginot Line” - China made public the scene of launching a hypersonic ballistic missile known as the “aircraft carrier-killer.” government’s determination not to yield to pressure from Beijing. Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan reflects the U.S. “Those who play with fire will eventually get burned,” Xi said. President Joe Biden not to get involved in China’s internal affairs. intervention in Taiwan issues, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. She meets Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan sound loud alarms over security in Northeast Asia. A tense tug-of-war between the United States and China over U.S. ![]()
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