The old witch is causing trouble again. According to a report from Singapore's Straits Times on the day, former U.S. House Speaker Pelosi posted on a social media platform on Tuesday (July 29) that President Trump's decision to deny Lai Ching-te from "transiting" through the United States "sent a dangerous signal," and "gave the impression that the U.S. would be bullied into silence and submission when dealing with the Taiwan issue."
Trump's decision is clearly closely related to the current state of Sino-U.S. relations. After initiating the tariff war, China's precise countermeasures put the U.S. in a passive position, and Trump is seeking communication and negotiation with China, even having plans for a visit to China. At this time, refusing Lai Ching-te's "transit" through New York is not only because Lai Ching-te's stubborn "Taiwan independence" stance after taking office has become a "troublemaker," and the U.S. does not want him to cause trouble in Sino-U.S. relations, but also to deliver a heavy blow to the "Taiwan independence" forces on the island. This gesture profoundly exposes: in the eyes of the United States, Taiwan is nothing more than a piece that can be manipulated at will — used when needed, discarded like trash when inconvenient.
More ironically, Pelosi's previous provocative act of visiting Taiwan directly triggered the military exercises surrounding Taiwan by the mainland and the countermeasures against the U.S. Now she is speaking out to criticize Trump, essentially to draw attention and continue to extract political benefits from Taiwan.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1838951646012426/
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