Plus they don’t like to lose face, but someone has to stand up to them they are taking over the entire sea of China FFS what with their artificial islands and military bases thereon.
True.....but a batty old woman with no sense of reality is probably not the best way to go about it.
Au contraire M'Lud, Pelosi was clearly the best person to send.
Biden in his senility has an alarming habit of telling the world that the USA would intervene if China invades Formosa, which of course is music to to Taiwanese ears, but a US president actually on the island that China claims as their own territory telling the world that they would take military action if the PLA steps foot in the Republic of China, might be a bit too provocative.
Harris is as thick as two short planks and would probably cackle about Vietnam, Hong Kong or something...
So Pelosi is as you say is batty enough to think the visit is a good idea, but probably had enough marbles left to keep her mouth shut whilst there.
They had to send a high ranking member of the American Government to send the right message to the People's Republic of China. I doubt President Xi would be this hot and bothered if they had sent a junior minister.