• U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei on Wednesday. | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE / VIA REUTERS
    U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei on Wednesday. | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE / VIA REUTERS
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CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s arrival in Taiwan has incited a predictably strong response from China.

Chinese warplanes have brushed up against the median line dividing the Taiwan Strait. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned of “serious consequences” as a result of Pelosi’s visit to the island. Chinese President Xi Jinping has told U.S. President Joe Biden that “those who play with fire will perish by it.” And now, China has just announced a major military exercise with live-fire drills starting Aug. 4 (just after Pelosi leaves Taiwan). The specter of military confrontation looms large.

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