What’s known is that the Chinese lashed out after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan around the start of the month. Will a delegation of U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan in the immediate aftermath of Pelosi’s visit count as “further moves?”Maybe, maybe not. In the days leading up to Pelosi’s visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping explicitly warned U.S. President Joe Biden of the consequences of said visit. '”“That includes conducting standard air and maritime transits through the Taiwan Strait in the next few weeks,” Campbell reportedly said. Meanwhile, Taiwan, a territory whose sovereignty is disputed by China, remains resistant amid the current uproar.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 14, 2022 17:05 UTC