Blame Biden's reckless waffling over Pelosi's Taiwan trip for creating an international incident
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President Biden could have been firm and resolute about Speaker Pelosi's trip to Taiwan. Instead he equivocated and China's President Xi Jinping seized on his weakness.
In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center pose for photos after she arrives in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. P (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP) A U.S. military aircraft with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on board prepares to land at Sungshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, on Aug. 2, 2022. (SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images) Supporters hold a banner outside the hotel where U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is supposed to be staying in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) Pro-China demonstrators protest outside the Grand Hyatt hotel ahead of the arrival of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg via Getty Images) FILE – Flags of Taiwan and U.S. are placed for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan March 27, 2018. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu) ((REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)) President Biden couldn’t have botched this anymore if he tried.
In 2016, I personally visited Taiwan with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain and a large Congressional delegation. Our visit occurred without a major incident, even though I was travelling with one of the highest-ranking members of Congress and a former nominee for president.