A group of five American lawmakers landed in Taiwan on Sunday in an unannounced visit just days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) set off controversy with China following her trip to the self-ruled island.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asia, Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Subcommittee, served as the leader of the surprise delegation.
The other four members included Reps. John Garamendi (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), and Don Beyer (D-VA), along with Republican Rep. Amata Radewagen of American Samoa.
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UPDATE: The U.S. delegation’s flight landed in Taipei at 18:53 local time. AIT has confirmed that Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/EdMarkey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EdMarkey</a> lead a congressional delegation (<a href="https://twitter.com/RepLowenthal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepLowenthal</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DonBeyerVA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DonBeyerVA</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAmata?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepAmata</a>) to Taiwan from Aug 14-15, as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region. 1/ <a href="https://t.co/gXfbTZMgjZ">pic.twitter.com/gXfbTZMgjZ</a>
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The visit came following Markey&#8217;s visit to South Korea to reaffirm the U.S.-South Korean Alliance. Markey met with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and other national leaders earlier Sunday in South Korea before arriving in Taiwan on a separate flight to join the other U.S. lawmakers.
“The U.S.-South Korea alliance is based on shared values and interests – from nuclear disarmament to the fight against climate change, and our commitment to this important relationship is stronger than ever,” Markey said in a <a href="https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-visits-south-korea-meets-with-president-yoon-to-reaffirm-us-south-korean-alliance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>.
“Through my meetings with President Yoon and other senior government officials, it was evident that our two countries are prepared to meet existential and pressing global challenges head-on. The size, diversity, and lethality of North Korea’s weapons continues to grow, as does its threat to our allies in the region. In my meetings and my visit to the DMZ, we discussed how to continue multilateral pressure and diplomatic efforts to reach a solution that ensures the American people and our allies are safe from a nuclear Kim regime,&#8221; he added.
The American delegation to Taiwan comes just 12 days after Pelosi&#8217;s controversial stop on the island. Chinese officials pushed back with threats ahead of the visit, and with military tests occurring near Taiwan after her departure.
“Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” Pelosi <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/03/world/pelosi-visit-taiwan-china">said</a> during her visit with Taiwan’s president. “America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad.”
As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/taiwan-scrambles-air-reconnaissance-patrol-forces-after-china-simulates-invasion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, Taiwan&#8217;s government scrambled its air reconnaissance patrol forces and ships after the Chinese government simulated an island invasion on Saturday as part of its fourth straight day of military training.
The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-simulates-attack-on-taiwan-as-chinese-exercises-extend-into-third-day-11659784913?mod=hp_lead_pos1">reported</a> that the Taiwan government detected 14 Chinese ships and 20 planes in the Taiwan Strait. Fourteen of those planes crossed the median line toward the island of Taiwan, which sent the country’s military into action.
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-concerned-about-chinas-reaction-to-pelosi-taiwan-trip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">addressed</a> the retaliation on August 8 while visiting victims of recent floods in eastern Kentucky.
“I’m not worried but I’m concerned that they’re moving as much as they are,” said Biden. “But I don’t think they’re going to do anything more than they are.”

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House Speaker <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA) took some criticism on Saturday for her comments about the recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act — which is set to funnel over $350 billion into implementing policies focused on combating climate change and addressing environmental justice concerns.
Pelosi&#8217;s comments came on the heels of the measure <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/house-passes-inflation-reduction-act-as-gop-plots-bills-demise/">passing</a> both the Senate and the House — along party lines — and she appeared to suggest that appeasing &#8220;Mother Earth&#8221; was a priority in getting the measure across the finish line. President <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> is expected to sign the bill into law upon his return from <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/local-government-asks-for-patience-as-biden-arrives-for-south-carolina-beach-vacation/">South Carolina</a>.
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&#8220;How can they vote against the planet?&#8221; Pelosi asked of the Republicans who opposed the sweeping legislation — which also provided funding to add some 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents to the fold despite promises that there would be &#8220;no new audits&#8221; for Americans whose income fell below a certain threshold.
&#8220;Mother Earth — Mother Earth gets angry from time to time,&#8221; Pelosi continued. &#8220;And this legislation will help us to address all of that.&#8221;
&#8220;So literately faith based legislation,&#8221; Aaron Walker <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWorthing/status/1558503342036369409">tweeted</a> in response.
WMAL&#8217;s Julie Gunlock <a href="https://twitter.com/JGunlock/status/1558557360054063105">suggested</a> that Pelosi was &#8220;day drinking again.&#8221;
&#8220;Instead of &#8216;Mother Earth&#8217;s&#8217; anger. Perhaps &#8216;good Catholics&#8217; Pelosi and Biden should both be a good bit more worried about the wrath of &#8216;Father God&#8217; &#8230; ?&#8221; @VRWCTexan <a href="https://twitter.com/VRWCTexan/status/1558553764608589824">added</a>, referencing the two Democrats&#8217; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/cnn-anchor-claims-pope-doesnt-support-pelosi-communion-ban-but-thats-not-quite-what-he-said/">radical positions</a> on abortion.
&#8220;For the love of dad. This is what regression looks like,&#8221; actor Mark Pellegrino <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkRPellegrino/status/1558537917227683841">responded</a>.
&#8220;We are back to primitive animism here,&#8221; Dinesh D&#8217;Souza <a href="https://twitter.com/DineshDSouza/status/1558527916593631235">argued</a>. &#8220;The ship sank because the ocean was in a bad mood. Thunder struck because the clouds were having a violent disagreement with each other. Ancient people, however, weren’t dumb enough to think &#8216;laws&#8217; could change the course of nature.&#8221;
&#8220;Wouldn’t some flowers and a box of chocolates be more effective and less expensive?&#8221; @MaryForbes14 <a href="https://twitter.com/MaryForbes14/status/1558560942245412864">asked</a>, calling the whole thing a #ClimateScam.
&#8220;#Marxists are only happy when they a wasting other people&#8217;s money. Look at Raskin, having a &#8216;moment,’” @WilkowMajority <a href="https://twitter.com/WilkowMajority/status/1558565286751641602">pointed out</a>.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) panned the bill in a lengthy address just before it passed the House.
&#8220;Today the majority jams through another spending spree. I believe the largest tone-deaf bill we’ve seen in this chamber in 230 years,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Passing this bill today means more expensive bills for Americans tomorrow.&#8221;

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U.S. Navy officials said Monday that warships would continue sailing through the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taiwan">Taiwan</a> Strait in the coming days despite the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">Chinese</a> Communist Party conducting several missile exercises around the island after the recent visit from U.S. House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a>. 
The U.S. Naval Institute <a href="https://news.usni.org/2022/08/08/u-s-will-continue-taiwan-strait-transits-fonops-in-western-pacific-despite-growing-tension-with-china">reports</a> that the military would conduct &#8220;freedom of navigation operations&#8221; in the Indo-Pacific waters. Such visits recognize international law, allowing vessels to pass through foreign states safely. 
&#8220;We will continue to stand by our allies and partners,&#8221; Colin Kahl, undersecretary of defense for policy, told reporters at a <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3120707/usd-policy-dr-kahl-press-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a> Monday. &#8220;So even as China tries to kind of chip away at the status quo, our policy is to maintain the status quo of a free and open Indo-Pacific, which frankly is what I think most of the countries in the region would prefer.&#8221;
&#8220;Our policy hasn&#8217;t changed,&#8221; Kahl said. &#8220;We have a One China policy,&#8221; adding the U.S. has a commitment under the Taiwan Relations Act to provide Taiwan with capabilities to defend itself, which includes the U.S. having capabilities &#8220;to preclude the use of violence to force a change in the status quo across the Strait.&#8221;
China&#8217;s communist officials view the self-governed democratic island as its territory and have said they would take it by force if necessary.
Taiwan, where 23 million people call home just 80 miles off the coast of China, has faced a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island">series of drills</a> after Pelosi&#8217;s trip caused tension between Beijing and Washington. China opposed the visit from the Speaker of the House and has continued flexing its military power through drills, sending several warships near the country. 
Taiwan officials condemned the &#8220;irrational action that has jeopardized regional peace.&#8221;
Yet Kahl said Pelosi&#8217;s visit hasn&#8217;t changed &#8220;one iota&#8221; of the U.S. government&#8217;s policy toward China or Taiwan.
&#8220;Legislatures from around the world go to Taiwan,&#8221; Kahl said. &#8220;Our Congress is an independent body of our government.&#8221;
&#8220;Clearly the PRC is trying to coerce Taiwan,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Clearly, they&#8217;re trying to coerce the international community, and all I&#8217;ll say is we&#8217;re not going to take the bait and it&#8217;s not going to work.&#8221;
&#8220;So it&#8217;s a manufactured crisis. That doesn&#8217;t mean we have to play into that,&#8221; Kahl added.
Currently, the military has stationed the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the USS Tripoli assault ship in the Philippine Sea, according to <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://news.usni.org/2022/08/08/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-aug-8-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USNI News&#8217; Fleet Tracker</a>.

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Top Democratic congressional leaders had very different reactions to this week&#8217;s bombshell news that FBI agents raided the home of former President Donald Trump in Florida.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-new-report-sheds-light-on-reason-fbi-raided-trumps-mar-a-lago-home">reported</a> that federal law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at Trump&#8217;s Mar-a-Lago residence because they believed Trump held back turning over all the classified information that was supposed to be sent back to the National Archives earlier this year.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) commented on the matter when she was asked about it during an interview on MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;Morning Joe&#8221; Tuesday morning.
&#8220;All I know about that is what is in the public domain,&#8221; Pelosi <a href="https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/8922-3">said</a>. &#8220;I was surprised that it flashed on my phone last evening. So I don&#8217;t really have too much to say, except that, to have a visit like that, you need a warrant. To have a warrant, you need justification. And that says that no one is above the law – not even a president or a former president of the United States. But that, all of this will, I&#8217;m sure, be made known to us over time. But I have no knowledge of it.&#8221;
&#8220;I do know that there has been chatter — or more than chatter — about the presidential, president&#8217;s documents and how they must be preserved for history,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And we&#8217;ll see what the justification was for the raid. I just don&#8217;t know. I think everybody was surprised by it.&#8221;
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) had a very different response to the raid when he was pressed by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.
When asked by Maddow for reaction, Schumer said, &#8220;Well I know nothing about it other than what I’ve read like everybody else, so I think it’s wise for me to withhold comment until we learn more.&#8221;
Maddow then brought up the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-sends-blistering-message-to-bidens-attorney-general-over-fbi-raid">response</a> from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to the raid and asked for Schumer&#8217;s response.
&#8220;I know that you don&#8217;t want to talk about the substance of the matter at Mar-a-Lago —&#8221; Maddow said.
&#8220;No,&#8221; Schumer responded.
&#8220;— but I do want to ask your reaction to what Mr. McCarthy has said,&#8221; Maddow concluded.
&#8220;Look, I think we don&#8217;t, none of us know the facts and any comments are premature,&#8221; Schumer said.
Maddow concluded that it would be &#8220;futile&#8221; for her to keep asking him about the matter because he would not comment on it.
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House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA) faced backlash online Tuesday after she said during an NBC News interview that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/communist-china">communist China</a> was &#8220;one of the freest societies in the world.&#8221;
Pelosi&#8217;s remarks come after she visited Taiwan last week, which triggered days of intense Chinese military drills that encircled the island.
“We still support the One China policy. We go there to acknowledge the status quo is what our policy is. There was nothing disruptive about that,” Pelosi said. “It was only about saying China is one of the freest societies in the world.”
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Donald Trump Jr. responded to the clip by writing on Twitter, &#8220;Pelosi thinks that the Communist Dictatorship in China is &#8216;one of the freest societies in the world,&#8217; which may explain why the Democrats are now emulating the same authoritarian tactics here at home, that the Chinese Communist Party uses against their political opposition!&#8221;
&#8220;Unbelievable,&#8221; Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) responded. &#8220;Scary. Idiotic.&#8221;
Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs responded, &#8220;Very embarrassing. She had to have meant Taiwan— all the difference in the world.&#8221;
&#8220;China is currently locking religious minorities in mass internment camps and committing genocide against them,&#8221; Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) responded. &#8220;But Speaker Pelosi believes they are one of the freest societies in the world? This is #CCP propaganda.&#8221;
Former Trump White House adviser Steven Cheung responded, &#8220;Disturbing to see anyone, let alone an elected official, repeat Chinese Communist Party talking points. It&#8217;s almost like she is compromised.&#8221;
Drew Hammill, Pelosi&#8217;s deputy chief of staff, responded to the clip by saying that she misspoke and she meant to say, &#8220;Taiwan.&#8221;
&#8220;The Speaker is referencing Taiwan,&#8221; he wrote on Twitter. &#8220;The Speaker’s record of speaking out against the Chinese Communist Party for 35 years in the Congress is unsurpassed.&#8221;
Pelosi’s visit to the island last week came despite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island">threats</a> from Chinese government and military officials, including a Chinese propagandist at a state-run news organization who effectively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-china-threatens-to-shoot-down-pelosis-plane-if-she-tries-to-visit-taiwan">threatened</a> that China could shoot down Pelosi’s plane.
The Washington Post published an <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/02/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-op-ed/">op-ed</a> from Pelosi shortly after she landed on the island that explained her reason for going.
Pelosi noted that under the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. vowed to support defending Taiwan, and that the act said that the U.S. would “consider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means … a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States.”
“Today, America must remember that vow. We must stand by Taiwan, which is an island of resilience,” Pelosi wrote. “In recent years, Beijing has dramatically intensified tensions with Taiwan. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has ramped up patrols of bombers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft near and even over Taiwan’s air defense zone, leading the U.S. Defense Department to conclude that China’s army is ‘likely preparing for a contingency to unify Taiwan with the PRC by force.’”
“The PRC has also taken the fight into cyberspace, launching scores of attacks on Taiwan government agencies each day. At the same time, Beijing is squeezing Taiwan economically, pressuring global corporations to cut ties with the island, intimidating countries that cooperate with Taiwan, and clamping down on tourism from the PRC,” Pelosi added. “In the face of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) accelerating aggression, our congressional delegation’s visit should be seen as an unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan, our democratic partner, as it defends itself and its freedom.”

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Apple has allegedly told its suppliers based in Taiwan Friday to follow Chinese customs relations and label products &#8220;Taiwan, China&#8221; or &#8220;Chinese Taipei,&#8221; following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s recent visit to the nation&#8217;s capital city, Taipei.
Nikkei Asia <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Supply-Chain/Apple-warns-suppliers-to-follow-China-rules-on-Taiwan-labeling" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> the U.S. tech giant urged suppliers to take the matter seriously to circumvent any possible disruptions in shipments of the company&#8217;s products or components. 
Apple&#8217;s announcement <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-06-26/apple-aapl-plans-iphone-14-apple-watch-series-8-m2-macs-for-2022-and-2023-l4vd5unx">comes</a> before the company releases a slew of new devices between this fall and the beginning of next year, including four iPhone 14 devices, iPads, and Apple Watches, among other products due for an update. 
Chinese customs agents have reportedly been ordered to check for any import declaration forms, documents, or cartons that utter the phrase &#8220;Made in Taiwan.&#8221; If caught violating such rules, suppliers could face penalties up to 4,000 yuan ($592), or have the shipment rejected altogether. 
The custom laws have also put suppliers who need to ship materials and other parts from Taiwan to China in a problem as the island requires all exports to carry the words &#8220;Taiwan&#8221; or &#8220;Republic of China.&#8221; 
Before Apple issued the warning, iPhone assembler Pegatron had its facilities in China undergo a review on Thursday, where officials checked imports if the manufacturing origins were mislabeled. 
Nikkei Asia reports the change in shipments came a day after a senior Pegatron executive and other Taiwanese chip industry leaders met with Pelosi in Taipei at a lunch hosted by President Tsai Ing-wen.
Suppliers were reportedly told to review and change their labels on cartons and forms for shipments from Taiwan to China. 
Apple did not respond with comment when asked by Nikkei Asia.
Insider Paper <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://insiderpaper.com/apple-asks-taiwan-suppliers-to-label-products-made-in-china-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that GreatFire, an organization that works against Chinese online censorship, said the move comes after Apple removed the Taiwan flag from its emoji keyboards for users in Hong Kong and China. 
&#8220;Is it a question of time before Apple starts removing apps whose name contains the characters [for] Taiwan without specifying &#8216;province of China?&#8221; GreatFire asked.
&#8220;Unfortunately, we suspect that Apple&#8217;s &#8216;red-line,&#8217; the moment where it will say: &#8216;Stop, no longer, we cannot continue to collaborate with the Chinese regime and enforce its requests for censorship,&#8217; is nowhere close,&#8221; Benjamin Ismail from GreatFire told Register.
Beijing officials have long-considered Taiwan part of its territory and opposed Pelosi&#8217;s diplomatic visits to the island. Following Pelosi&#8217;s trip, Taiwan faced a series of military drills and fighter jet flyovers from Chinese authorities.
China&#8217;s Foreign Ministry blasted Pelosi&#8217;s &#8220;vicious and provocative actions&#8221; in visiting the island, saying it &#8220;constitutes a gross interference in China&#8217;s internal affairs.&#8221;
&#8220;It gravely undermines China&#8217;s sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously tramples on the one-China principle, and severely threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,&#8221; a statement from China&#8217;s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
The Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly warned against the visit, and during a phone call last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Biden that the United States must not &#8220;play with fire.&#8221;
Greg Wilson contributed to this report.

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> shared Monday that he is &#8220;concerned&#8221; about <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">China&#8217;s</a> reaction to House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s</a> (D-CA) visit to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/taiwan">Taiwan</a>.
The president discussed the recent trip during a conversation with reporters Monday morning ahead of his visit to Kentucky to meet with families affected by flooding.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not worried but I&#8217;m concerned that they&#8217;re moving as much as they are,&#8221; said Biden. &#8220;But I don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re going to do anything more than they are.&#8221;
Pelosi’s visit to offer U.S. assurances of support for Taiwan&#8217;s democracy roused the ire of China, prompting Beijing to schedule live-fire military drills last week that <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-defends-ditching-us-talks-says-washington-must-bear-serious-consequences-2022-08-08/">continued into Monday</a>, reported Reuters. She was the first House speaker to visit Taiwan since Newt Gingrich’s 1997 trip. China considers the island nation its own territory.
Taiwan&#8217;s foreign ministry has condemned China&#8217;s military drills, demanding that Beijing &#8220;pull back from the edge.&#8221;
&#8220;In the face of military intimidation created by China, Taiwan will not be afraid nor back down, and will more firmly defend its sovereignty, national security, and free and democratic way of life,&#8221; the ministry said, Reuters reported.
The island&#8217;s ministry said on Monday it had detected 37 Chinese Air Force planes and 13 Chinese navy ships both in and near the Taiwan Strait, according to the publication, and 21 of these planes had entered Taiwan&#8217;s air defense zone.
“Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” Pelosi <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/03/world/pelosi-visit-taiwan-china">said</a> during a meeting with Taiwan’s president. “America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad.”
“We have to talk from strength,” she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/following-nancy-pelosis-departure-taiwan-braces-for-chinese-punishment">added</a> during a press event in Taiwan. “We have to talk from what Taiwan has been so good about – as being technologically advanced, whether it’s in business or security. And we have to show the world.”
China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said last week that as a result of Pelosi’s visit, more punishments for both the U.S. and Taiwan would follow.
“As for the specific countermeasures, what I can tell you is that they’ll include everything that should be included,” Hua said, <a class="css-yywogo" title="" href="http://world.people.com.cn/n1/2022/0803/c1002-32493679.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to People’s Daily</a>, a China state-affiliated media outlet. “The measures in question will be firm, vigorous and effective, and the U.S. side and Taiwan independence forces will continue feeling them.”
The Chinese Communist Party repeatedly warned against the visit, and during a phone call last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nancy-pelosi-arrives-in-taiwan-despite-strong-warnings-from-china">told</a> Biden that the United States must not “play with fire.”
Pelosi&#8217;s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.

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A senior Taiwanese official who was in charge of supervising the island nation&#8217;s massive ramp up of missile production has been found dead in a hotel room in a southern part of the country.
Ou Yang Li-hsing, deputy head of Taiwan defense ministry&#8217;s research and development unit, was found dead Saturday morning, according to state media.
Ou Yang, 57, was on an official trip to the southern county of Pingtung when he died.
Ou Yang was overseeing the military-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology&#8217;s work in doubling its production of missiles to 500 per year as the island nation prepares for a possible invasion in the coming years from Communist China.
After news broke of his death, reports said that he had officially died of a heart attack and that he had a history of heart problems.
Ou Yang&#8217;s death comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan this week to show that China could not isolate the island, which it falsely claims as its own, from the rest of the world.
Pelosi&#8217;s visit to the island came despite <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island">threats</a> from Chinese government and military officials, including a Chinese propagandist at a state-run news organization who effectively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-china-threatens-to-shoot-down-pelosis-plane-if-she-tries-to-visit-taiwan">threatened</a> that China could shoot down Pelosi&#8217;s plane.
The Washington Post published an <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/02/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-op-ed/">op-ed</a> from Pelosi shortly after she landed on the island that explained her reason for going.
Pelosi noted that under the Taiwan Relations Act, the U.S. vowed to support defending Taiwan and that the act said that the U.S. would “consider any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means … a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States.”
“Today, America must remember that vow. We must stand by Taiwan, which is an island of resilience,” Pelosi wrote. “In recent years, Beijing has dramatically intensified tensions with Taiwan. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has ramped up patrols of bombers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft near and even over Taiwan’s air defense zone, leading the U.S. Defense Department to conclude that China’s army is &#8216;likely preparing for a contingency to unify Taiwan with the PRC by force.&#8217;”
“The PRC has also taken the fight into cyberspace, launching scores of attacks on Taiwan government agencies each day. At the same time, Beijing is squeezing Taiwan economically, pressuring global corporations to cut ties with the island, intimidating countries that cooperate with Taiwan, and clamping down on tourism from the PRC,” Pelosi added. “In the face of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) accelerating aggression, our congressional delegation’s visit should be seen as an unequivocal statement that America stands with Taiwan, our democratic partner, as it defends itself and its freedom.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">China</a> sanctioned <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a> on Friday and announced other new measures it will take against the Biden administration in the wake of the Democrat house speaker’s visit to Taiwan.
The sanctions against Pelosi and her immediate family were announced by Beijing even as China ramped up <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island">saber-rattling exercises</a> including military drills and fighter jet flyovers meant to send a message of intimidation to Taiwan. China’s Foreign Ministry blasted Pelosi’s “vicious and provocative actions” in visiting the island that China considers its sovereign territory.
“Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi insisted on visiting China’s Taiwan region. This constitutes a gross interference in China’s internal affairs. It gravely undermines China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, seriously tramples on the one-China principle, and severely threatens peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,” a statement from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
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In addition to sanctions against Pelosi, Beijing announced the suspension of climate talks, canceled future phone calls and meetings between Chinese and U.S. defense officials, suspended cooperation on the repatriation of illegal immigrants, and suspended its anti-drug cooperation with the U.S.
The U.S. blames China for allowing synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, to flow into the U.S., where they <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fentanyl-deaths-skyrocket-becoming-nations-leading-killer-for-adults-age-18-45">kill thousands of Americans</a> every year.
Pelosi <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nancy-pelosi-arrives-in-taiwan-despite-strong-warnings-from-china">visited</a> Taiwan on Wednesday and met President Tsai Ing-wen and other leaders. China’s Communist Party, which views the self-governed democratic island as its territory, considered the visit a huge affront, and even the Biden administration, which made a point of saying it <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/white-house-says-nothing-changed-181026373.html">does not consider Taiwan independent</a>, expressed frustration.
The Chinese Communist Party has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/following-nancy-pelosis-departure-taiwan-braces-for-chinese-punishment">repeatedly warned</a> against the visit, and during a phone call last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Biden that the United States must not “play with fire.”
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Pelosi, speaking a day later in Tokyo, said the U.S. will not allow China to isolate Taiwan from the international community.
“We will not allow [China] to isolate Taiwan,” the California Democrat said Friday. “They are not doing our travel schedule.”

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China Sanctions Pelosi, U.S. Over Visit To Taiwan

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/democratic-party">Democrats</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party">Republicans</a> seemingly took a break from fighting Wednesday afternoon following the news of the tragic accident that claimed the life of Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and three other people.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-u-s-congresswoman-killed-in-head-on-collision">crash</a> happened in Elkhart County, Indiana, where Walorski was traveling with two aides who were also killed, when Edith Schmucker, who was traveling north, drifted across lanes and collided with the vehicle, killing everyone involved.
Walorski was first elected to Congress in 2012 after serving three terms in the Indiana State House, where she was assistant floor leader.
Walorski was previously a television news reporter and also spent four years as a missionary with her husband in Romania, where they helped provide essential items to children living in poverty.
Some of the notable responses to Walorski&#8217;s passing included:
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<li>President Joe Biden: &#8220;We send our deepest condolences to her husband, Dean, to the families of her staff members, Zachery Potts and Emma Thomson, who lost their lives in public service, and to the people of Indiana’s Second District who lost a representative who was one of their own.&#8221;</li>
<li>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): &#8220;Today, the United States House of Representatives sadly mourns the sudden and tragic passing of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski. A lifelong Hoosier, Congresswoman Walorski lived a life of service: whether caring for impoverished children in Romania, representing her community in the Indiana Statehouse or serving nearly a decade in the House.  She passionately brought the voices of her north Indiana constituents to the Congress, and she was admired by colleagues on both sides of the aisle for her personal kindness. Our Congressional community also mourns the loss of two devoted members of her staff, Zachery Potts and Emma Thomson.  May it be a comfort to Jackie’s husband and partner in service, Dean, the entire Walorski family, the families of all the victims and the office of Indiana’s Second Congressional District that so many join them in mourning and are praying for them at this sad time.”</li>
<li>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA): &#8220;This news is absolutely devastating. Jackie was a dear friend, trusted advisor, and the embodiment of integrity who achieved the admiration and respect of all her colleagues in the House. She was passionate about empowering children and families in Indiana and around the world to thrive. Her experience running a foundation in Romania that provided food and medical supplies to needy children clearly informed her time in Congress. Whether she was fighting for justice for fentanyl victims or advocating for educational choice for children, she always put others first. When there was a vacancy for Republican leader of the Ethics Committee, she was my first call. Everyone who knew Jackie knows she was tough, but fair – a no nonsense, straight shooter who knew that Congress must reflect the will of the people with decency and honesty. The House will greatly miss Jackie’s compassion, dedication, and integrity, but we should all seek to honor her memory by living our lives with the same commitment to others that Jackie lived hers. I spoke with Dean and offered my deepest condolences and also share those with the families of Zachery Potts and Emma Thomson. Like Jackie, they were committed to making the country a better place and represent what it means to be a true public servant.”</li>
<li>Melania Trump: &#8220;It is heartbreaking to hear about the tragic loss of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski. She was a wonderful advocate for children. I had the privilege of working with her to help our Nation’s youth, specifically our foster children. She had a servant’s heart, and it was her mission to advocate for and help others. She will be deeply missed. My heart and prayers are with her husband, the people of Indiana, and the families and loved ones of Emma Thomson and Zach Potts.&#8221;</li>
<li>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY): &#8220;The entire House Republican Conference is heartbroken by the tragic passing of our colleague and friend, Jackie Walorski, and her two staffers Zachery Potts and Emma Thomson. Jackie was deeply beloved by all her colleagues. A woman of deep faith, Jackie led with a true servant’s heart, and she and her staff always represented her constituents and district with dedication, principles, hard work, and endless compassion. To say she will be missed does not fully embody the void that will be felt by her absence. We pray for the family, friends, colleagues, constituents, and the communities of Jackie, Zachery, and Emma at this incredibly difficult time.&#8221;</li>
<li>Mike Pompeo, former secretary of state: &#8220;Truly saddened to hear of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski&#8217;s passing, along with two of her staff. It was a pleasure to serve with her in Congress. She was a wonderful friend and a dedicated colleague who loved Indiana and America. Susan and I are praying for each of their families.&#8221;</li>
<li>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX): &#8220;Heidi and I are deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Representative Jackie Walorski, Zachery Potts, and Emma Thomson. We’re lifting up their families and loved ones in prayer during this tragic time.&#8221;</li>
<li>Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX): &#8220;Absolutely heart broken to hear about the passing of my colleague Rep. Jackie Walorski and her staff. She was a true patriot and stateswoman. Please send their families strength and prayers as they deal with this tragic accident. God bless.&#8221;</li>
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While representing Indiana’s 2nd District in Congress this term, Walorski served on the House Ways and Means Committee and as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support; she also served as the ranking member of the House Ethics Committee, according to her congressional <a href="https://walorski.house.gov/about/biography/">website</a>. She previously served on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, the House Budget Committee (113th Congress), and the House Agriculture Committee (114th Congress), where she chaired the Nutrition Subcommittee.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nancy-pelosis-husband-makes-huge-stock-move-ahead-of-key-vote-on-chip-subsidies">Paul Pelosi</a>, the husband of House Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a>, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to DUI-related charges related to his May 28 car crash in Napa County, California.
The lawmaker’s husband did not appear at the proceeding in a Napa County court, but his plea was entered by his attorney, Amanda Bevins. The plea came just hours after details from the complaint were released, describing the 82-year-old Pelosi as impaired on the night he crashed his Porsche into a Jeep, totaling both.
“He was unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred and he had a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath,” the complaint states.
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Pelosi, who faces two misdemeanor charges, DUI causing injury and driving with a blood alcohol level of .08% causing injury, will remain free on his own recognizance and is due back in court on Aug. 23.
According to a <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/nancy-pelosis-husband-paul-was-slurring-words-after-dui-crash-complaint/">criminal complaint obtained by the New York Post</a>, Pelosi tried to pass off a police courtesy card when state Highway Patrol officers arrived, then according to investigators blew a blood-alcohol level of .082% after failing a field sobriety test.
Pelosi’s day in court came as his powerful wife is on a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/china-launching-targeted-military-operations-encircling-taiwan-after-pelosi-lands-on-island">controversial trip to Taiwan</a> that had angered Beijing and caused headaches for the Biden administration. She met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday.
Paul Pelosi was driving back to the power couple’s St. Helena vineyard home when the crash occurred on State Route 29. The driver of the 2014 Jeep, Jesus Lopez, 48, was injured in the crash and complained of having pain in his upper right arm, right shoulder and neck when seen by investigators the following day. In the complaint, Lopez says he began experiencing severe headaches following the crash.
Highway Patrol officers said the VIP spouse’s eyes appeared “red and watery,” and said he was obviously drunk.
Pelosi was booked at the Napa County Jail and released at 4:30 a.m. the next day. His wife was in Rhode Island at the time.
In 1957, Pelosi, who was then a 16-year-old high school student, was involved in a car crash that killed his brother David. A neck brace the 19-year-old sibling wore was blamed for strangling him as he lay in the wreckage, and manslaughter charges were dismissed against Pelosi.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has arrived in South Korea after she visited Taiwan, leaving behind an island bracing for China to begin military drills.
Pelosi&#8217;s visit to offer U.S. assurances of support for the island&#8217;s democracy has roused the ire of China, prompting Beijing to schedule live-fire military drills this week. She is the first House speaker to visit Taiwan since Newt Gingrich’s 1997 trip. China considers Taiwan its own territory.
“Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy,” Pelosi said during a meeting with Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/08/03/world/pelosi-visit-taiwan-china">according to the New York Times</a>. “America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad.”
Pelosi, the highest ranking member of the United States government to visit Taiwan in the last 25 years, affronted China through the visit despite discouragement from President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration.
&#8220;We have to talk from strength,&#8221; she said during a press event in Taiwan. &#8220;We have to talk from what Taiwan has been so good about – as being technologically advanced, whether it&#8217;s in business or security.  And we have to show the world.&#8221;
&#8220;And that&#8217;s one of the purposes of our trip: to show the world the success of the people of Taiwan.  Their courage, their courage to change their own country to become more democratic, to become more democratic.  Their respect for people and the rest, and quite frankly, a model in this region, in that respect – in those respects,&#8221; Pelosi continued.
Pelosi praised Taiwan for the island&#8217;s handling of the pandemic, met with human rights leaders, and called a trade deal between the U.S. and Taiwan, the Times reported.
Meanwhile, Beijing increasingly issued warnings — announcing trade curbs and military drills, and the Taiwan government websites <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/02/taiwan-presidential-office-website-hit-by-cyberattack-ahead-of-pelosi-visit-00049255">suffered a series of hacks</a>. In response, Taiwan is <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/subway-stations-shopping-malls-taiwan-prepares-its-air-raid-shelters-2022-08-02/">reportedly preparing air-raid</a> shelters where people can seek refuge should China begin launching missiles.
China&#8217;s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Wednesday that as a result of Pelosi&#8217;s visit, more punishments for both the U.S. and Taiwan would follow.
“As for the specific countermeasures, what I can tell you is that they’ll include everything that should be included,” Hua said, <a class="css-yywogo" title="" href="http://world.people.com.cn/n1/2022/0803/c1002-32493679.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to People’s Daily</a>. a China state-affiliated media outlet. “The measures in question will be firm, vigorous and effective, and the U.S. side and Taiwan independence forces will continue feeling them.”
The Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly warned against the visit, and during a phone call last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Biden that the United States must not “play with fire.”
“Those who play with fire will perish by it. It is hoped that the U.S. will be clear-eyed about this,” the Chinese president said, Fox <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/pelosi-defies-china-during-meeting-taiwan-president-we-will-not-abandon-our-commitment">reported</a>.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/china-warns-forceful-measures-if-us-house-speaker-pelosi-visits-taiwan-2022-07-19/">also warned</a> in mid-July that any visit would “seriously undermine China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” adding, “If the U.S. side obstinately clings to this course, China will definitely take resolute and forceful measures to firmly defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The United States must be fully responsible for all the consequences caused by this.”

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