{"id":1425923,"date":"2022-04-08T14:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1425923"},"modified":"2022-04-08T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:30:21","slug":"china-mocks-nancy-pelosi-for-contracting-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-mocks-nancy-pelosi-for-contracting-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"China Mocks Nancy Pelosi for Contracting Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-mocks-nancy-pelosi-for-contracting-coronavirus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1425923&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\"><span>Chinese state media on Friday gleefully mocked U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for contracting the Wuhan coronavirus, snidely informing Pelosi that she should abandon any plans to visit Taiwan lest she infect the island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The state-run <\/span><i><span>Global Times<\/span><\/i> <span>approvingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202204\/1258824.shtml\">quoted<\/a> a hashtag on Weibo, China\u2019s heavily-censored version of banned Twitter, that sarcastically advised Pelosi to talk to a doctor about her infection instead of talking to Taiwanese \u201csecessionists\u201d:<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>The development received high attention on social media, with netizens urging Pelosi to abandon any dangerous plans. \u201cGet well soon, but forget about a Taiwan visit. You won\u2019t want to see the consequences,\u201d said a Weibo user.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201dShe not only needs to overcome [Chinese coronavirus], but should also seek treatment for the \u2018messing up the world\u2019 disease. Many US politicians should see a doctor for that,\u201d another net user said on Sina Weibo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSince the US has removed most epidemic restrictions, I bet Omicron is nothing to worry about. The biggest problem is hegemonic mentality embedded in her, and many others\u2019 minds,\u201d said another.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cPelosi postponed a trip to Asia scheduled later this week including a reported visit to the island of Taiwan, citing the positive test. The Taiwan visit was reported by some Taiwan media outlets and Japan\u2019s Fuji News Network but not confirmed by the U.S. or DPP authorities on the island,\u201d the <\/span><i><span>Global Times <\/span><\/i><span>noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13239392\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2020\/04\/wi\/ap\/24\/virus-outbreak-china-warrior-diplomats-file-photo-monday-feb-24-2020-chinese-foreign-ministry-spokesma-e1603418229954.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian (AP Photo\/Andy Wong)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Chinese government tried to bully Pelosi out of considering a visit to Taiwan on Thursday by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/china-warns-strong-measures-if-us-speaker-pelosi-visits-taiwan-2022-04-07\/\"><span>threatening<\/span><\/a><span> \u201cstrong measures\u201d and warning \u201call possible consequences that arise from this will completely be borne by the U.S. side.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18804602\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/wi\/afp\/18\/president-tsai-ing-wen-is-loathed-by-beijing-taiwan-an-sovereign-nation-of.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18804602 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/president-tsai-ing-wen-is-loathed-by-beijing-taiwan-an-sovereign-nation-of-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"AFP\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (AFP\/Sam Yeh)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, who delivered Thursday\u2019s thuggish warning, on Friday taunted that Pelosi should not merely \u201cpostpone\u201d her Taiwan visit due to the coronavirus diagnosis but \u201ccancel it immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>The <\/span><i><span>Global Times <\/span><\/i><span>suggested Pelosi might have fabricated her positive Chinese coronavirus test result to give herself an excuse for backing out of the Taiwan visit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cObservers speculated Pelosi\u2019s visit to Taiwan island was an information tactic to test [China\u2019s] bottom line. The positive test result and postponement of the Asia trip constitutes a step back after China issued stern warnings over the provocation,\u201d the Chinese Communist paper wrote, followed by quotes from more dire warnings issued by Chinese officials to create the impression that Pelosi conveniently got sick because she feared their wrath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The <\/span><i><span>Global Times <\/span><\/i><span>concluded by claiming \u201csome Taiwan-based netizens\u201d were happy that Pelosi\u2019s coronavirus infection \u201csaved\u201d Taiwan from being used as a pawn in America\u2019s provocative political games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another <\/span><i><span>Global Times <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202204\/1258726.shtml\"><span>piece<\/span><\/a><span> hashed over the same talking points, once again insinuating Pelosi faked her diagnosis to give herself room for a \u201cdecent step back\u201d from visiting Taiwan, and suggested she might have been instructed to back down by the White House:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden on March 18 during a video call requested by the latter that mishandling the Taiwan question will have a disruptive impact on bilateral ties. \u201cChina hopes that the US will give due attention to this issue,\u201d the Xinhua News Agency reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As Biden has reiterated that the US does not seek to have a new cold war with China, to change China\u2019s system, or to revitalize alliances against China, and that the US does not support \u201cTaiwan independence\u201d or intend to seek a conflict with China, \u201cI take these remarks very seriously,\u201d Xi said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Chinese experts said if Pelosi visits the island, the consequences would be much more serious than Newt Gingrich\u2019s visit to Taiwan in 1997. Because although Gingrich was the sitting House Speaker, he was a Republican while the then Bill Clinton administration was Democratic. But this time, both Pelosi and Biden are Democrats, and Pelosi won\u2019t be able to make the trip if Biden opposes it, and this would mean that the Biden administration is cheating China since Biden has failed to keep his promises.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>The <\/span><i><span>Global Times <\/span><\/i><span>said the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) could be ready to take military action if Pelosi visits Taiwan, in addition to Chinese sanctions against \u201cU.S. officials who visit the island.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe PLA could even establish a no-fly zone over the island to prove China\u2019s sovereignty over the island. The PLA Air Force and Navy are capable of conducting such missions, and if Taiwan military forces dare to interrupt, they will pay a heavy price as well,\u201d a Chinese academic gushed.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese state media on Friday gleefully mocked U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for contracting the Wuhan coronavirus, snidely informing Pelosi that she should abandon any plans to visit Taiwan lest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1425923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1425923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1425923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1425923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1425923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}