Madam Mimi Pelosi 's Taiwan junket .
I'll concede that once the Chinese threatened to shoot her plane down if she traveled to Taiwan ,she had no choice but to go .
But why did she go ? Does it have something to do with investments in computer chip companies the drunk Paul Pelosi made ?
Upon landing she stated ;
Our Congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan honors America’s unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s vibrant Democracy.
Pelosi, Congressional Delegation Statement on Visit to Taiwan | Speaker Nancy Pelosi
But But But
yesterday we heard this from John Kirby, the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications .
“Nothing has changed about our ‘One China Policy,'” “We have repeatedly said that we oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side. We have said that we do not support Taiwan independence, and we have said that we expect cross-straight differences to be resolved by peaceful means.”
White House says ‘we do not support Taiwan independence’ amid reports of Pelosi visit (yahoo.com)
So which is it ?
I had been led to believe that for over 50 years America took a policy of 'strategic ambiguity over the question of Taiwan independence.
Meaning China never knew if we would support and defend Taiwan in the even of a Chinese invasion.
An alternative would be clarity . But is there clarity when within 24 hrs a key spokesperson for the Administration ;and the 3rd in line of Presidential succession take clear opposing positions on the issue ?
