In addition, 26 Republican senators who are usually at odds with Pelosi over legislation nevertheless backed her trip. “We support Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan,” they said in a statement. “For decades, members of the United States Congress, including previous Speakers of the House, have traveled to Taiwan. This travel is consistent with the United States’ One China policy to which we are committed. We are also committed now, more than ever, to all elements of the Taiwan Relations Act.” “The Speaker has the right to visit Taiwan and the Speaker of the House has visited Taiwan before, without incident,” said White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby. “As have many members of Congress, including this year.” “Put simply, there is no reason for Beijing to turn a simple visit, consistent with long-standing U.S. policy into some sort of crisis or conflict, or to use it to increase aggressive military activity in or around the Taiwan Strait," Kirby added. The Epoch Times reported as well: Likewise, the Republican statement issued Tuesday underscores that there is no change to the United States’s longstanding policies and norms of behavior regarding China and Taiwan. The CCP considers Taiwan to be a breakaway province that must be united with the mainland and has not ruled out the use of force to accomplish such. Taiwan, for its part, has been self-governed since 1949, has never been controlled by the CCP, and has an independent democratic government and thriving market economy. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said in an interview with Fox News that he thinks the Chinese are simply saber-rattling. He referenced similar bellicose warnings in 1997 when he visited Taiwan after he was invited by China to give speeches there. “They backed down,” he said Monday, referring to the Chinese government. “Their current bluff is just that.” “Look, they are harassing Taiwan every week. They are flying aircraft into Taiwanese space. They recently announced a live-fire zone off of Taiwan,” he added. “They’re doing all they can to rattle the Taiwanese people, who are 24 million free people with a free election and a free news media, who produce, by the way, about 67 percent of the world’s high-value computer chips. So it’s a very important place.” Sources include: TheEpochTimes.com FoxNews.com HindustanTimes.comOur visit reiterates that America stands with Taiwan: a robust, vibrant democracy and our important partner in the Indo-Pacific. pic.twitter.com/2sSRJXN6ST
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 2, 2022
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