Pelosi says Taiwan trip was 'worth it' and calls Xi 'a scared bully'

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WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday defended her decision to visit Taiwan despite an aggressive response from China that has ... IE11isnotsupported.Foranoptimalexperiencevisitoursiteonanotherbrowser.SKIPTOCONTENTNBCNewsLogoPoliticsPlanYourVoteU.S.NewsWorldCovidBusinessOpinionOctoberPrimeDayShare&Save —SearchSearchFacebookTwitterEmailSMSPrintWhatsappRedditPocketFlipboardPinterestLinkedinMyNewsManageProfileEmailPreferencesSignOutSpeakerPelosi:China'spresidentshouldn'tcontrolschedulesofmembersof Congress12:16LinkcopiedAug.9,2022,12:54PMUTCByRebeccaShabadWASHINGTON—HouseSpeakerNancyPelosionTuesdaydefendedherdecisiontovisitTaiwandespiteanaggressiveresponsefromChinathathasincludedlive-firemilitaryexercisesintheTaiwanStrait."Yes,itwasworthit,"shesaidinherfirstinterviewsincereturningfromAsialastweekonNBC's"TODAY"show."AndwhattheChinesearedoingiswhattheyusuallydo."Pelosi,aCaliforniaDemocrat,saidshehadreceived"overwhelmingbipartisansupport"forherhistoricvisitandreiteratedthat"ChinawillnotbeallowedtoisolateTaiwan."Shealsoquestionedwhyhertriphasreceivedsomuchattention,whileagroupofsenatorstraveledtoTaiwanseveralmonthsearlierandithadnoimpact."Didanybodymakeafuss?"sheasked.HouseSpeakerNancyPelosiarrivesattheTaiwaneseParliamentinTaipeilastweek.SamYeh/AFP-GettyImages"Itwasbipartisan,itwashigh-powered,includingthechairmanoftheForeignRelationsCommittee—nobodysaidaword,"shesaid."Iftheycanignoreatripoffivesenatorsinabipartisanway,whywouldtheydecideonmytrip,thatitwouldbedifferent....There'ssomethingwrongwiththispicture."ThespeakersaidChinesePresidentXiJinping"hashisowninsecurities"andshewon'tlethimcontrolthescheduleofmembersofCongress.InaseparateinterviewTuesdayonMSNBC's"MorningJoe,"PelosisaidXiis"inafragileplace.""Hehasproblemswithhiseconomy.Heisactinglikeascaredbully,"shesaid,addingthatXiisfocusedonsecuringanunprecedentedthirdterminoffice.ChinaimmediatelydenouncedPelosi'svisittoTaiwan,aself-governingislandthatBeijingclaimsaspartofitsterritory,andannounceditwouldlaunch"aseriesoftargetedmilitaryactionsascountermeasures"to"resolutelydefendnationalsovereigntyandterritorialintegrity."ChinahassaidPelosi’svisitviolatedthe"one-Chinapolicy,"whichisBeijing’sclaimtobethesolegovernmentofbothmainlandChinaandTaiwan.TheUnitedStateshaslongabidedbythepolicy,whichmeansitdoesnothaveofficialdiplomaticrelationswithTaiwan,butdoesmaintainanunofficialembassyontheisland.RebeccaShabadRebeccaShabadisapoliticsreporterforNBCNewsbasedinWashington.



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