Desk Report
Publish: 10 Aug 2022, 11:12 am
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi || Photo: Collected
US
House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday had a slip of tongue
as she called China 'one of the freest societies in the world' in one of the
first interviews since she returned from her trip to Taiwan.
Reportedly,
in an interview with NBC’s 'TODAY' show, Pelosi not only put her weight behind
the 'one China' policy but also made the unfortunate gaffe that has caught the
internet's attention.
"We still support the 'one China' policy, we go there to acknowledge the status quo is what our policy is, there is nothing disruptive about that. It was only about saying, China is one of the freest societies in the world, don't take it from me, that's from Freedom House, it's a strong democracy, courageous people," said Pelosi.
While
Pelosi quoted Freedom House, it is pertinent to note that the DC-based
non-profit does not list China as a free country. In fact, China and its
communist government are classed as an 'authoritarian regime' on the NGO's
website.
"The
ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to tighten control over all
aspects of life and governance, including the state bureaucracy, the media,
online speech, religious practice, universities, businesses, and civil society
associations, and it has undermined an earlier series of modest rule-of-law
reforms." reads the website.
Pelosi's
Taiwan visit
As
reported by WION, Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan became a flashpoint between US
and China. Immediately after landing in Taipei, Pelosi stated that US was not
contradicting any longstanding policy by visiting Taiwan.
However, China took offence to the visit and started with its most-extensive military drill surrounding the island nation. The four-day exercise ended on Sunday but Beijing quickly announced that more such exercises were in the pipeline.
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