Pelosi says US will ‘not abandon’ Taiwan as China begins military drills

During a historic trip to Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" the democratically governed island. China responded to Pelosi's trip launching military exercises, which China's Ministry of Defense said began with drills in both the seas and airspace surrounding Taiwan. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said 27 Chinese warplanes made incursions into Taiwan's air defense identification zone, and 22 planes crossed the median line dividing the Taiwan Strait — an unprecedented number since Taiwan began publicly releasing information about China's air incursions about two years ago. #CNN #News

47 comments

  1. Anybody else getting tired of these people speaking for us, leading us into wars, causing economic recessions, and countless other atrocities we’re supposed to all ignore or forget?

    1. @Tim Minh youre writing for china, you have no idea what democracy is. But you did get another fifty cents!

  2. Well the way how I see it those are not drills that’s an small Invasion Force it’s the same thing they were doing with the Ukraine and Russia thing🤔

    1. @Dueville7777
      Ukraine is a small country and was a part of Russia before. Taiwan is a small island with a military might. Besides if China decides there’s countries around it that have Treaties with the USA and their Allies. During Korean/Vietnam War that’s what happened. We sent troops to aid in both countries. My own kid is in Europe right now but my Homeland is close to that Taiwan straight.

    2. Since the Ukrainians support the independence of Taiwan Province, why do you not allow the people of Donbass to become independent? More than 13,000 people in Donbass have died since 2014. When will the people of Donbass be free?

  3. Nance says the US won’t abandon Taiwan, as she finishes her photo opp tour and flies out of the country.
    Thanks Nance, next time you’re in the neighbourhood, pls don’t stop by.

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  4. Husband: “Family is everything. I support that.” Also husband: “Family is everything. I support that, but my hot sister-in-law is also good looking and I support her also.” / USA: “We stand to the One China principle”. Also USA: “We very very like and support Taiwan.”

    1. If it got the resources and money make capabilities that the US wants then they will be safe. And seeing as their talent is in computer chips, they def won’t let any other power try to take over.

    2. Isn’t there still like 2,000 US troops in Iraq. Also pretty sure we just had another successful drone Strike that killed a terrorist in Afghanistan. Plus my shoes and socks are made in Vietnam and we got a lot of great war movies from it. So, these are all wins in my book.

    1. @Magic Rooster She didn’t leave a mess. What most ppl, who are saying she’s in the “wrong,” don’t understand is that China will still be doing what they are doing with or without that visit. It’s like ppl who make excuses for abusers… “well, if I hadn’t done this then he would have done that to me.” Those ppl are looking for any reason, someone else to blame, to do the evils that they were going to do anyway and Taiwan knew that. That is why Taiwan’s president welcomed the visit. If they thought the cons out weighed the pros, then they would have “postponed the visit” with any US official. The way China infiltrates an area isn’t with loud force, it’s through slow and quiet encroachment of the territorial lines like what they did with the Uyghurs, Tibet, India, HK, Africa… ect.

      Aside from that Taiwan has never been a part of China. It’s an independent island that a fair amount of Chinese ppl fled to in order to escape political persecution. That is why they speak in a Taiwanese dialect bc the native ppl of Taiwan isn’t Chinese. It’s just been a melding of Chinese culture bc so many Chinese ppl went there. It’s also why the they defined the language as Taiwanese and not Chinese/Mandarin. It’s the same with HK, the main direct spoken in HK is Cantonese, not Mandarin, and China is just walking around claim random things bc the ppl in charge is getting greedy.

    1. Cuz in america there are several societies working together ..who are spread across the world ..They are watching you ..and im the one😎

  5. Old people make stupid mistakes, young people go to war and died for them in the name of a country and democracy.. really stupid!!

  6. 2:05 it’s only a humiliation because China thinks that Taiwan is theirs. China is humiliated by its own actions. The ppl of Taiwan spoke and they don’t want PRC. It’s not Beijing’s business.

  7. The comical lines of soliders of well autographed show’s of the Chinese army in parades is just so GOOD for the world to see, however, let’s all remember that the Moguls came and destroyed China in mid-15th Century, later the English came with just several gun boats and stopped the great Chinese army then the Japanese Armey came and committed great damage and war crimes, and also destroyed China.

    Now that China has earned a few dollars and think that money can buy all and such said, however sorry, they can never stand up to any modern 1st world army in battle, this is simple fact, just like anything you buy made in China, its broken in second use and is just rubbish, same for this mighty Chinese Army, use one time then broken and sent to the rubbish bin,,,,,,

  8. There was no answer from the lady about “One China Policy”. Something important is missing, isn’t it?

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