2023/02/16
China to Use Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan by Kawashima Shin (Executive Director of Research, Nakasone Peace Institute Professor, Graduate School, The University of Tokyo)
In response to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China not only conducted cyberattacks and fake news dissemination on an unprecedented scale, but it also conducted military exercises on an unparalleled scale around Taiwan after Pelosi left Taiwan. As the G7 leaders condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine in their joint statement, the international community condemned China's action as an attempt to "change the status quo by force." Taiwan society, which has been calmly observing the situation, is moving further away from China.