• Speaking in Taipei, Nancy Pelosi said her visit was focussed on three issues: human rights, trade and security. Ms. Pelosi also wanted to send a message of solidarity with Taiwan.
  • While U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken argued that this suggested there was “precedent” for the visit, China has seen it as an attempt by the U.S. to change the status quo as far as its ‘One China Policy’ is concerned.
  • China has seen Nancy Pelosi’s visit as a political one and thus as a violation of this communique, which it has described as the very foundations of the relationship.