Much of the world held its breath as Nancy Pelosi circled around the Philippines to sneak into Taiwan late in the evening on August 2nd, 2022. The fear was that Pelosi\u2019s trip would initiate a broader war between China and the United States. Taiwan is China\u2019s \u201cred line.\u201d This was no secret to Pelosi or the Biden administration. China had sent numerous warnings from a variety of channels in the days leading up the trip.<\/p>\n
While Pelosi entered and left Taiwan unscathed, her stunt placed already fragile U.S.-China relations in their worst condition yet. As expected, China took decisive measures in response to the U.S.\u2019s latest and perhaps most provocative violation of the One-China policy to date. The People\u2019s Liberation Army conducted three days of military exercises surrounding Taiwan island\u00a0beginning August 4th, 2022\u00a0. China also reduced ties with the United States in eight key areas such as\u00a0climate change and defense coordination\u00a0. These measures were derided by National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby as an attempt to \u201cchange the status quo\u00a0\u201d and \u201cprovocative\u201d in nature.<\/p>\n
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