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Nam Jeong-ho The author is a columnist of the JoongAng Ilbo. There has been much discussion about President Yoon Suk-yeol not making time to meet visiting U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who flew to Seoul on Aug. 3 after she defied Beijing to make a visit to Taiwan where she lambasted China for human rights violations. Critics speculated that Yoon had avoided a problematic meeting with Pelosi citing his summer break so as not to irk Beijing. They say that Yoon not meeting with Pelosi impairs the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Although they have a point, Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan must not be interpreted as a move representing the U.S. government. President Joe Biden as well as his foreign and security aides, military and mainstream U.S. media like the New York Times and the Washington Post have all opposed her visit to Taiwan. They did not think it was wise to unnecessarily provoke China at a time the U.S. was engaged indirectly with a war with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. … [Read more...] about A different angle on Pelosi’s trip

Taiwan displayed on Wednesday its most advanced fighter jet, the missile-equipped F-16V, in a rare nighttime demonstration in the wake of China’s unprecedented military drills around the island. Beijing staged days of air and sea drills in the Taiwan Strait this month after visits by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation to the self-ruled island territory. Taipei has carried out its own drills to simulate defence against invasion by China and on Wednesday air force personnel loaded an F-16V fighter with a US-made anti-ship missile in a “combat readiness” exercise at an airbase in eastern Hualien county. Six F-16Vs later took off for night reconnaissance and training missions, including two armed with missiles, according to Taiwan’s air force. “In the face of the threat from Chinese communist forces’ recent military exercises, we have stayed vigilant while establishing the concept of ‘battlefields everywhere and training anytime’… to ensure national … [Read more...] about Taiwan Shows Off Most Advanced Fighter Jet After China Drills

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming said she was considering a run for president in 2024 during a Wednesday morning appearance on “The Today Show.” “I’m not going to make any announcements here this morning, but — but it is something that I — I’m thinking about and I’ll make a decision in the coming months,” Cheney said when asked if she would run for president by host Savannah Guthrie. (RELATED: ‘She’s Going To Lose Soundly’: CNN Panel Melts Down Over Trump’s Primary Endorsement Wins, Looming Cheney Loss) Cheney was defeated by Harriet Hageman, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, by 37 points Tuesday night. WATCH: “We have a tremendous amount of work left to do on the January 6th committee,” Cheney said. “And also, though, I’m going to be making sure that people all around this country understand the stakes of what we’re facing, understand the extent to which we’ve now got one major political party, my party, which has really become a cult of … [Read more...] about Liz Cheney, After Losing By 37 Points, Says She Is ‘Thinking About’ A Presidential Run