U.S. State Department spokesman Price emphasized that members of Congress have the right to decide their own overseas visits without interference.

(Associated Press)

[Compiled by Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] The US political news website Punchbowl News reported that following the former US House of Representatives Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, McCarthy, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, will visit Taiwan this spring. We are preparing for this.

In this regard, US State Department spokesman Ned Price commented on the relevant news on the 24th, emphasizing that members of the US Congress are completely independent in making any decisions about their own trips.

Price said in a regular press conference, "Of course, Congress is an equal and independent government branch. They independently take decisions, including possible itineraries." The new normal, disrupting the status quo.

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Price pointed out that the United States is concerned about Beijing's handling of cross-strait issues, and believes that China clearly hopes to undermine the long-term status quo that has truly supported the stability and peace of the Taiwan Strait for decades. The United States does not like to see this eroded.

He said that the United States is worried that after Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China will use this as an excuse to speed up what it is doing, trying to create a new normal and destroy the status quo. This is what the United States is trying to avoid and will continue to pay attention to in the future.

The White House has not yet commented, but after the Republican Party won more than half of the seats in the House of Representatives in the mid-term election on January 1 last year, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby publicly stated that no matter who is elected as the next speaker of the House of Representatives, The Biden administration will continue to support members of Congress traveling overseas for official visits, including to Taiwan.

Kirby pointed out that the speaker of the House of Representatives, like any member of Congress, has the right to travel overseas to places of their choice, including Taiwan.