The visit of the speaker of the US House of Representatives to Taiwan has become one of the most discussed news in the world media.
More than three million people watched the flight of the plane from Kuala Lumpur – Taipei, with the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Nancy Pelosi, on the Internet.
Nancy Pelosi’s first official visit to Taipei, amid threatening rhetoric from China, whose communist authorities are claiming Taiwan as their territory, was the main story of most of the world’s media. Correspondent.net gathered press opinion.
Pelosi’s visit was a mistake
Washington Post, USA
For a successful foreign policy, lofty principles and competent and timely implementation of decisions must come together. Nancy Pelosi’s visit in solidarity with Taiwan showed the former, but not the latter.
China, which considers Taiwan its province, has begun the expected response… Now President Biden must repair the short-term damage and counter China’s likely mounting long-term pressure on Taiwan.
No one should surrender to the rattle of arms
Times, Britain
The US is trying to lead an alliance to contain China. If Washington backs down every time Xi Jinping tells Biden that he is playing with fire, then the United States will lose credibility in the eyes of allies like Japan … If Biden gives in to Xi’s threats Jinping, then he will lose confidence in the NATO bloc…
Pelosi, who may be emboldened by the fact that she will retire after the midterm elections, is not daunted by the prospect of war between the US and China. Common sense tells him it won’t happen – at least not this decade, and certainly not this August.
Ukraine taught China a lesson
Expressen, Sweden
The fact that Ukraine fought so heroically and dearly to Russia – with the help of Western arms and support – should serve as a good lesson to China. As well as the sanctions imposed by the US and the EU against Russia. It must be clear to Beijing that the West is indeed willing to make sacrifices to punish over-belligerent imperialists.
However, it is important to be patient here. Russia and China think in long-term cycles and always seek to capitalize on the (democratic) volatility of the US and the EU. We must show China and Taiwan that we can be strong – until the end.
China to Asia is like Russia to Europe
Die Welt, Germany
The timing of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was really not very convenient. As Russia’s war against Ukraine tests the stability of Western states and their economies, we need anything but a new conflict with China.
But in essence, Pelosi is right: Taiwan’s democracy deserves our support. And we cannot let China veto how we manage our relationship with the island nation…
The Western world should not be impressed by the usual bullying tactics coming from Beijing. Like Russia in Europe, China is acting like a bull in a china shop in Asia. And, as the example of Russia shows, cowardice in front of hooligans only invites them to more aggressive behavior.
Now we must arm ourselves
Wall Street Journal, USA
On Tuesday, Beijing responded with angry rhetoric and abstract military threats, but no direct military intervention. This may change in the coming days as the main complaint of the Chinese Foreign Ministry is that Pelosi’s visit is an attempt by “the authorities of Taiwan and the United States to change the status quo” on the island.
But if anyone is trying to change the status quo, it is Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has always talked about the reunification of Taiwan and China. In numerous statements issued over the past five decades, China has said that reunification must be peaceful. But now China is sending more and more signals that it can take the island by force if necessary…
The Chinese response to Pelosi’s visit should turn the minds of Taiwan and the US to urgently strengthen the island’s defenses. The delivery of weapons must be done more quickly and in such a way as to more effectively repel a potential invasion.
The US and its allies must prepare for a scenario in which China begins a policy of gradual economic strangulation or isolation.
Speech against autocracy
Guardian, Britain
China claims sovereignty over Taiwan, and its bellicose reaction to the House Speaker’s arrival suggests the risk of unintended consequences remains high.
For those who believe that a confrontation between the US and China over a self-governing island is inevitable one day, the speaker’s provocation may have only accelerated the course of events…
Democrats around the world can thank Pelosi for speaking out against autocracy — and at the same time pray that she also keeps the peace.
Pelosi showed Beijing its limits
Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany
Adding fuel to the burning fire when tensions between the US and China are at an all-time high is not a very smart idea,” the article notes. just to show Beijing the limits of its capabilities. this.
The rivalry between the US and China is real
Financial Times, UK
Of course, there is good reason for a senior US official to want to show solidarity with Taiwan. Xi has been increasingly vocal about Beijing’s willingness and means to achieve the island’s “complete reunification” with the “motherland.” Beijing has stepped up military pressure on Taipei, including continuous overflights of Taiwan’s air defense zone…
Today, however, the subject of Taiwan is a more complex geopolitical issue. The risks of military operations in the Taiwan Strait and any conflict that could lead to a confrontation between China and the United States are real.
Pelosi’s visit risks being seen as a publicity stunt that will anger China and clearly will not improve the security of Taiwan’s 24 million people…
In the future, the US would do well to focus on more coordinated actions that will strengthen Taiwan’s security. Washington needs to increase arms sales, as stipulated in the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, and expand training.
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I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.