U.S. Hopes To Avoid Escalations With China After Pelosi Taiwan Visit
We ran the numbers: There are 3,082 news articles covering this topic. 12% (367) are left-leaning, 44% (1,365) are centrist, and 44% (1,350) are right-leaning.
The United States continues attempts to avoid a crisis with China after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan. While left-leaning articles focus on China’s response to the visit from Pelosi, right-leaning articles focus on Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s hopes that China does not manufacture a crisis.
A left-leaning article from CNN highlights how China fired missiles into the sea off the eastern part of Taiwan and slapped the island with trade restrictions after Pelosi’s visit. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Xie Feng summoned US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns to protest the visit. Burns reiterated prior White House positioning that Pelosi had the right to travel there, that the trip aligns with the One China policy, and that the U.S. will not escalate.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting on how Pelosi flew to South Korea after her trip to Taiwan. In a joint news conference with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin Pyo, Pelosi affirmed the U.S.’s commitment to the Asian nation and goal “to advance security, economy and governance in an inter-parliamentary way.” Kim and Pelosi also shared concerns about North Korea’s growing nuclear proliferation.
A right-leaning article from Fox News highlights how Blinken hopes that China will not “seek a pretense to increase its aggressive military action.” The Secretary of State also emphasized the U.S.’s commitment to the One China policy.
From the right
Blinken tries to smooth over Pelosi Taiwan visit, warns against Chinese escalation
Fox News