It is one factor for Republicans to accuse Joe Biden of being a compromised weakling on China
It is one other for Democrat Nancy Pelosi, of all folks, to show it.
And that’s what the 82-year-old Speaker of the House did when she went by along with her plans — regardless of pleas from the White House — to go to Taiwan.
And when she did so — regardless of unhinged criticism from the mainland Communist Chinese — she acted like British Prime Minister Winston Churchill going through down Hitler and the Nazis in World War II.
Sounding extra presidential than the president, she took it on to Chinese Communist Party dictator Xi Jinping, in addition to to different fellow authoritarians.
She even topped off her Asian tour with a go to to the DMZ in Korea.
Landing earlier in Taiwan within the midst of bullying invasion threats by the Chinese Communists, Pelosi stated, “Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy. America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad.”
President John F. Kennedy couldn’t have stated it higher.
And if this was Pelosi’s final hurrah earlier than the Republicans take over the House after the November elections, she no less than goes out with a bang and never a whimper.
Pelosi, the third rating official within the presidential succession, met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and guaranteed him of U.S. assist for the island democracy.
While the Red Chinses declare Taiwan as a province of the mainland, Taiwan has by no means been part of China, however developed as a democracy by itself.
Reaction to Pelosi’s motion in Taiwan was a far cry from the fallout she confronted when, casting dignity apart, she publicly tore up a replica of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech in 2020 minutes after he completed delivering it.
While Pelosi did little to cover her contempt for Trump, main two impeachments towards him, her go to to Taiwan was far more Trumpian than something Biden would do.
And whereas Biden and Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, seem subservient to Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party and navy, it was refreshing to see Pelosi reaffirm American dedication to democracies world wide.
Pelosi made the journey to Taiwan over the objections of Biden and Miley, each of whom appear comfy with their Chinese appeasement coverage, regardless of China rising as the most important risk to the U.S. and different democracies world wide.
Biden is compromised on China as a result of he’s “the big guy” who Hunter Biden listed as a recipient for 10% of the multimillion-dollar deal he was figuring out with Chinese businessmen when Biden was vp.
Milley, like another retired U.S. navy leaders, might be in search of a comfortable touchdown when he retires. That means contemplating profitable job gives from consulting and lobbying companies with associations, just like the NBA, with the Chinese Communist authorities.
This might partly account why the Biden administration goes out of its means to not provoke the Chinese, which Pelosi’s go to clearly did. Biden even postponed a routine Minuteman III missile check in order to not provoke the Chinese.
Many Republicans who supported Pelosi’s Taiwan go to, the primary by a high-ranking U.S. official in 25 years, consider it’s China who needs to be nervous about upsetting the U.S. and never the opposite means round.
While Pelosi was standing as much as the Chinese, the Biden administration, in its ongoing sanctions marketing campaign towards Vladimir Putin, introduced sanctions towards Putin’s girlfriend.
She is Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, 39, a former Olympic gymnast, who’s head of National Media Group, which produces pro-Kremlin propaganda. From now personal Alina should depend on the black marker for lipstick.
Should China invade Taiwan, Biden can blame Pelosi for stirring issues up. Then Biden can get the CIA to determine Chinese President Xi Jinping’s girlfriend — if he has one — and sanction her. That will present him who’s boss.
Peter Lucas is a veteran Massachusetts political reporter and columnist.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”