N. Korea slams Pelosi's Taiwan visit, backs China's position
Korea HeraldDec 26, 2022
The Facts
On Wed., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed a US commitment to Taiwan during a Presidential Office ceremony with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen, vowing not to abandon the self-ruled island despite Chinese threats.
Following a closed-door meeting with Taiwanese lawmakers, Pelosi and the US congressional delegation departed to South Korea, wrapping up the first visit of a sitting speaker to Taiwan in 25 years.
The Spin
Pro-China narrative
This visit isn't a miscalculation but an intentional provocation by the US. The US doesn't formally have any diplomatic relations with Taipei, but they do have formal diplomatic relations with China, and the visit to Taiwan contradicts the One China Policy and threatens PRC sovereignty.
Anti-China narrative
As a global champion of democracy and human rights, it's only right that the US should support Taiwan and its democratic government. Any tension or military conflict caused by a visit by Speaker Pelosi to the island would be an outlandish escalation on China's part.
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