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
    104·
    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.

  • bc3114@lemmy.ml
    51·
    2 years ago

    You know what, Pelosi gave China a reason to do everything around and beyond Taiwan. Next thing we know could be Chinese warships hanging around Okinawa US-Japanese military base, talk about cutting sausages.

  • onlooker@lemmy.ml
    62·
    2 years ago

    “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.”

    Even if he didn’t mean it, it comes off like he has no idea what the military thinks and he’s just guessing. The two thinks are really tripping me up, too. Aren’t presidents supposed to be more… eloquent?

  • thervingi@lemmy.ml
    21·
    2 years ago

    Nancy Pelosi would rather start a world war than to lose the elections in fall.

  • Thann@lemmy.ml
    44·
    2 years ago

    Russia invading Ukraine is totally chill and cool, but god forbid a civilian leader meets with the Taiwanese people, that would be an act of war!

      • null_radix@lemmy.ml
        211·
        2 years ago

        Can you tell me what a wasp is, so that I can come up with a witty and hopefully “stingy” reply?

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
          84·
          2 years ago

          Given that you can’t even figure out how google works there’s little hope for you to come up with “stingy” reply.

          • null_radix@lemmy.ml
            39·
            2 years ago

            And you are criticizing me for the level of discourse. Come on “stingy” was funny! And what ever you mean by “wasp” is not in the first page of google. Also I try not use google.

            Discourse; lets start with what is your justification for “Get Us All Killed” for someone visiting somewhere else? Yes I understand that there are political implications. I just don’t think a visit, is a good justification for hmmm mass murder.