Taiwan leader's secret chat with Pelosi raises eyebrows during Pacific journey
During his week-long Pacific trip Taiwanʼs president had a brief talk with ex-House speaker in Hawaii. The meeting comes as China keeps showing its displeasure about Taiwanʼs ties with US allies
Lai Ching-te‚ Taiwanʼs president had a quick-but-meaningful chat with ex-House speaker Nancy Pelosi during his stop-over in Hawaii (which lasted about twenty mins)
The high-level meet-up happened as part of Laiʼs week-long Pacific journey - a trip that got Chinaʼs attention right away. They talked about tech stuff like semi-conductors AI and regional defense: the chat was super-friendly according to Karen Kuo from presidents office
China‚ which thinks Taiwan is its territory (something Taiwan dont agree with) already showed its anger about two years ago when Pelosi visited the island — they did big military exercises back then Some intel people think China might do more drills during Laiʼs current trip
The US stays Taiwans biggest helper with weapons and support even though they dont have official diplomatic ties. Lai Ching-te will visit three countries that still recognize Taiwan:
- Marshall Islands
- Tuvalu
- Palau
His trip also includes a stop at US territory Guam; this whole journey shows how Taiwan keeps working on its friendships despite Chinaʼs push-back
