A successful foreign policy combines lofty principles with their sound and timely implementation.. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan was a manifestation of the first, not the second.

The Washington Post writes about it in an editorial.. The reaction of China, which considers Taiwan a rebellious province, was predictable. It includes the announcement of the start of a provocative naval exercise using live ammunition in the waters around the island, which will begin after the visit of Pelosi.. President Joe Biden must mitigate the short-term damage from the House Speaker's act and counter a likely increase in long-term Chinese pressure on Taiwan.

“Of course, we share Pelosi’s strong support for democratic Taiwan, her condemnation of the Chinese communist dictatorship, and her belief that, as she wrote in an op-ed for the Washington Post, “It is very important that America and our allies make it clear that we will never. But we cannot understand why she insists on showing her support in this way, right now, despite warnings even from the President and her own party that the geopolitical situation is already unstable.. As much as 82-year-old Pelosa would have liked to end her term as speaker before the Republican victory in November ended it, it was foolish to go to Taiwan at a time when Xi Jinping is trying to secure a third term at the head of China.”.

Actually, President Biden himself did not cope with the situation, revealing the fact that the " This mistake reduced the ability of the Speaker of the lower house of Congress to change his plans without losing face.. But more importantly, it has become harder for Xi Jinping to avoid intensifying his reaction to her visit.. It would have been much better if the president had personally, unambiguously and privately convinced Pelosi not to go to Taiwan..

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“The main global priority for the United States now is Russia’s war against Ukraine and the turmoil in the accompanying global food and energy markets.. The Biden administration cannot afford any distractions, let alone a repeat of the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait crisis, which many Americans have forgotten about.. But that crisis lasted eight months and two days, ”the newspaper writes, recalling that it all began with Chinese missile launches towards the island in response to a symbolic gesture - the visit of the President of Taiwan to Cornell University.

The situation remained tense until the Bill Clinton administration deployed an oversized naval deterrence force.. In the end, China retreated. The Biden administration is now in a position to hope for the preservation of peace and the territorial integrity of Taiwan..

After all, China is now much stronger than it was a quarter of a century ago.. And then in the 90s it was headed by the less aggressive Jiang Zemin. Pelosi stressed that her trip does not contradict the US policy of " President Biden Sends Aircraft Carrier Group to East Taiwan to Deterrence. The US must not sacrifice its principles or succumb to Chinese threats. But one must choose carefully where and when to confront China.. Instead, Pelosi is causing the Biden administration to react and improvise..