Navy warships will make another passage through the disputed Taiwan Strait in the coming weeks despite recent Chinese naval exercises in the region following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, top Pentagon officials said.
On Monday, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl accused Beijing of manufacturing the current crisis, saying Mrs. Pelosi’s trip wasn’t the first for a leader of Congress.
“Congressmen and women from the United States regularly go to Taiwan. Legislatures from around the world go to Taiwan,” Mr. Kahl told reporters at the Pentagon. “Our Congress is an independent body of government.