Breaking: US cancels UN envoy's trip to Taiwan

[Feng Leng]

US cancels UN envoy's trip to Taiwan citing Biden transition

Taipei expresses 'understanding and respect' but also regret

asia.nikkei.com

A cancellation of all travel by the U.S. State Department this week includes a planned visit to Taiwan by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, a State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Craft had been due to visit Taiwan from Wednesday to Friday, prompting China to warn that Washington was playing with fire. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that all travel this week had been cancelled, including his own trip to Europe, as part of the transition to the incoming Biden administration.

But European diplomats and other people familiar with the matter said Luxembourg's foreign minister and top European Union officials had declined to meet with him during his planned European trip this week.


US says Mike Pompeo won’t go to Taiwan after Chinese state media warns such a trip may ‘trigger a war’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not travel to Taiwan, the State Department said on Monday, after he lifted restrictions on American officials visiting
the self-ruled island.

State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus tweeted that Pompeo’s upcoming trip to Europe would be his final overseas tour as secretary of state. She was responding to a commentary in Chinese state tabloid Global Times that warned a Taiwan visit by Pompeo could lead to war.


What a humiliation for the United States... backing down after China threatens military action

 

[shi12jun]

Those anti-Chinese clowns will be disappointed again hahaha

 

[mazeto]

I was expecting the Chinese to deny entry to the diplomat via air intercept, or maintain some sort of cordon. Thankfully the US blinked first.

 

[TaiShang]

I was expecting the Chinese to deny entry to the diplomat via air intercept, or maintain some sort of cordon. Thankfully the US blinked first.

It seems she was in the air when her flight was suddenly cancelled.

 

[qwerrty]

the US doesn't want to waste this big card, because of some loser on his way out. they have very few cards left to play. comrade trump has wasted so many already. it's just too dumb to use it now. the timing is bad.

 

[TaiShang]

the US doesn't want to waste this big card, because of some loser on his way out. they have very few cards left to play. comrade trump have wasted so many already. it's just too dumb to use it now. the timing is bad.

Problem for them is, time is running against them. Hence, they haste. But when haste, they blunder. Ambition is no longer matched with capability.

 

[shanlung]

US cancels UN envoy's trip to Taiwan citing Biden transition

Taipei expresses 'understanding and respect' but also regret

asia.nikkei.com

A cancellation of all travel by the U.S. State Department this week includes a planned visit to Taiwan by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft, a State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Craft had been due to visit Taiwan from Wednesday to Friday, prompting China to warn that Washington was playing with fire. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that all travel this week had been cancelled, including his own trip to Europe, as part of the transition to the incoming Biden administration.

But European diplomats and other people familiar with the matter said Luxembourg's foreign minister and top European Union officials had declined to meet with him during his planned European trip this week.


US says Mike Pompeo won’t go to Taiwan after Chinese state media warns such a trip may ‘trigger a war’

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not travel to Taiwan, the State Department said on Monday, after he lifted restrictions on American officials visiting
the self-ruled island.

State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus tweeted that Pompeo’s upcoming trip to Europe would be his final overseas tour as secretary of state. She was responding to a commentary in Chinese state tabloid Global Times that warned a Taiwan visit by Pompeo could lead to war.


What a humiliation for the United States... backing down after China threatens military action

This not the first time either.

In the Murica Vietnam war, China told Murica in no uncertain terms that if Muricans put boots on the ground north of parallel, China will put boots on ground there AND South of parallel .

Murica BLINKED

Murica remembered what happened when they disregarded China warning not to go to Yalu river

 

[TaiShang]

This not the first time either.

In the Murica Vietnam war, China told Murica in no uncertain terms that if Muricans put boots on the ground north of parallel, China will put boots on ground there AND South of parallel .

Murica BLINKED

Murica remembered what happened when they disregarded China warning not to go to Yalu river

Between major powers, the game is played differently. Often, they make sure only third parties lose.

 

[shanlung]

Between major powers, the game is played differently. Often, they make sure only third parties lose.

China is different from cowardly Muricans.
When China say they will do something if you do something.
And China WILL do that something and no doubt about that!

 

[bshifter]

I bet she was informed of a possible war while she was up in the air prompting the pilot to make the sharpest U turn ever in his whole flying career. @F-22Raptor why do you Americans keep humiliating yourself over and over again? What an embarrassment you guys are, you should quit posting threads displaying fake American hard power.

 

[Beast]

@Surya 1 @fisher1

Must be very disappointed to you. US kowtow to mighty China.

Taiwan denied diplomatic win as Washington travel freeze stops Craft’s visit

Island was expecting US envoy to UN on Wednesday but her trip was called off hours beforehand amid Beijing‘s objections and fallout from attack on US Congress.

www.scmp.com

Taiwan denied diplomatic win as Washington travel freeze stops UN envoy Kelly Craft’s visit

• Island was expecting arrival of US ambassador to the UN on Wednesday but her trip was called off hours before her flight
• Beijing had objected strongly to the planned visit, while Washington is dealing with the fallout of last week’s attack on US Congress

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

The definition of power: to compel someone to behave in a way according to your wishes, and possibly contrary to theirs.

Hmm...

 

[Surya 1]

@Surya 1 @fisher1

Must be very disappointed to you. US kowtow to mighty China.

Taiwan denied diplomatic win as Washington travel freeze stops Craft’s visit

Island was expecting US envoy to UN on Wednesday but her trip was called off hours beforehand amid Beijing‘s objections and fallout from attack on US Congress.

www.scmp.com

Taiwan denied diplomatic win as Washington travel freeze stops UN envoy Kelly Craft’s visit

• Island was expecting arrival of US ambassador to the UN on Wednesday but her trip was called off hours before her flight
• Beijing had objected strongly to the planned visit, while Washington is dealing with the fallout of last week’s attack on US Congress

Very funny. Our small cute Chinese friends and their cheer leaders think that US frighten and called of meeting because of China. When US aircraft carrier went very near Chinese Iceland, they threatened US. US did not pay any attention to Chinese threat and continued to march in SCS. Now they think that the meeting was called off because of their threat.

 

[Beast]

Very funny. Our small cute Chinese friends and their cheer leaders think that US frighten and called of meeting because of China. When US aircraft carrier went very near Chinese Iceland, they threatened US. US did not pay any attention to Chinese threat and continued to march in SCS. Now they think that the meeting was called off because of their threat.

Lol.. so according to your theory. IN is frighten and cannot do anything when PLAN warship transits in Indian ocean?

US can send envoys to Taiwan but they are scared Chinese will get angry at them. And they are scared. So they called off.

 

[qwerrty]

lying pompoe's twitter account has gone 140% adhd hysterical right now with nonstop posting of how he's the best secretary ever for doing this and that to china. no sleep at all. the guy has gone wacko. don't know if side effects from dr. trump's vaccine that he injected.. lolz

music to my ears seeing that