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China warns US House Speaker not to meet Taiwan president
- jfengel 4y agoNancy Pelosi was widely criticized for making that trip, e.g. https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/16/taiwan-pelosi-china-military-conflict-east-asia-missiles/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/16/taiwan-pelosi-china-mil... This doesn't necessarily seem to be a party-line issue; Biden didn't want Pelosi to take that trip, and some Republicans did. But there were certainly some vicious partisan objections.
- labrador 4y agoI'll be shocked if McCarthy has the spine to do it
- moose_man 4y agoLOL, by publicly challenging him he has to do it or he's toast. This was the most counterproductive way to stop it. His entire political career now depends on him following through with the visit.
- labrador 4y agoHe's about the dumbest man in Congress I've ever seen. And from California too. It's embarrassing.
- mytailorisrich 4y agoIn the meantime, the former Taiwanese President Ma is on a 12 day tour of mainland China, which is a historical first but not much, if any, coverage in Western media.