China ‘takes decisive action’ more furious than ever
(Kaori Fukushima: Journalist)
US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a video call on July 28. After that meeting, perhaps a formal decision will be made as to whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan will take place.
For Xi Jinping, this meeting is of great significance as it will be the US-China talks just before the unofficial Beidaihe Conference, which will finalize personnel and other adjustments before the Communist Party Congress in autumn. For example, if Pelosi realizes a visit to Taiwan without being able to persuade Biden, Xi Jinping’s face will be decisively lost, and the scenario of the continuation of the general secretary for the third term will be more and more dangerous. . On the contrary, the Taiwan contingency may come much sooner than people expected.
China more furious than ever
Pelosi was originally scheduled to lead a delegation to Taiwan on April 10 to coincide with the 43rd anniversary of the US Taiwan Relations Act (April 10). However, it was postponed because Pelosi herself was infected with the new coronavirus.
The Financial Times (July 18) first reported that it would take place in August. In the United States, the Vice President takes over if the President has an emergency, and the Speaker of the House takes over if the Vice President has an emergency. In other words, Pelosi is the third person in the political hierarchy in the United States. If realized, it would be the first time in 25 years for a person in this position to visit Taiwan since then-Speaker Kingrich of the House of Representatives in 1997.
At a regular press conference on July 21, Pelosi said that showing support for Taiwan in a situation where China continues to threaten Taiwan is extremely important and of great significance. On the one hand, he said he did not want to say whether the plans to visit Taiwan were true or not. “For security reasons, I will not discuss my travel plans prior to implementation,” Pelosi said.
China strongly criticized Pelosi when he planned to visit Taiwan in April, but this time, just before the Beidaihe conference and before the autumn party convention, China’s anger is more intense than ever. It was something.