To whom it may concern, namely the People's Republic of China:
I am not a fan of Nancy Pelosi. In our politics she is an extremely divisive figure. Well-liked by one side and reviled by the other, namely by people such as myself. But she has the right to freely traverse the planet of her own free will, which also includes, potentially, Taiwan, of which you are repeatedly threatening to crush beneath your heel. Your threats against her will not end well for you. Your lack of understanding of our politics, your willingness to start a war over the visit of a lowly politician from a foreign country, is supremely dangerous.
If you should so much as harm a hair on her head, you will experience the wrath of the American public. We will show you why they call us "United."
That is all.
Signed,
The American People.
Templar has played 10,000 hours of
Call of Duty, China... You better not mess with him!
Let's get realistic here, China is blowing smoke, reminding the world that it has a claim to Taiwan.
I think Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is extremely foolish. It shows Americans don't really understand Chinese culture and history.
The way that China looks at Taiwan, or Hong Kong, or Tibet, or the Uyghurs, is through a prism of national integrity. These places have ALL been part of China historically, and China has lost them at various times to foreign intervention. In the case of Taiwan, when Japan seized it in 1895 in the first Sino-Japanese War, for it to be returned in 1945, and then taken over by the Nationalists with US help after the CCP won the civil war.
China is willing to tolerate Taiwan or Hong Kong having their own systems, as long as they understand who is in charge.
Legally, if China invaded Taiwan, they'd have every right to do so. Taiwan is part of their territory. Taiwan isn't recognized by the US or most of the world, and it doesn't have a seat in the UN.
But practically, Taiwan gives China lots of investment and access to foreign capital and markets.