The failure at turning the People’s Republic of China into a ‘liberal democracy’ has brought back the long shadow of the Cold War and US’ entrenchment in Asia.
Pelosi also visited Taiwan's parliament and held a meeting with Tsai Chi-chang, the deputy speaker. She expressed America's unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan's democracy.
This comes after a week of heightened US-China tensions and Chinese President Xi Jinping's warning to US President Joe Biden to not ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan.
Pelosi's reported visit has been delayed as she has tested positive for Covid. The trip to Taipei would be the first by someone in her post in 25 years.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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