On Thursday, sources revealed Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) will land in Taiwan for an unannounced visit.
“I just arrived in Taiwan to send a message to Beijing – we will not accept bullying America will stand firm for freedom around the world and will not tolerate acts that harm our country and our allies,” Sen. Blackburn tweeted shortly after her arrival.
Blackburn’s visit comes on the heels of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiwan, which has infuriated the Chinese government. (RELATED: Nancy Pelosi Visits Taiwan, Sparking Possible Chinese Response)
China, which has long claimed Taiwan as its own territory, argues the trips infringe on its sovereignty and violate America’s One China Policy which states that the U.S. acknowledges the Beijing government as the sole government of China.
Fox News reports:
The Indo-Pacific Region is the next frontier for the New Axis of Evil,” Blackburn said in a statement that did not mention her impending visit to Taiwan. “Meeting with leaders from Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea was an important step in showcasing America’s commitment to the region and expanding our strategic relationships.”
“Continuing these long-established partnerships is important to the success of both East Asian nations and the United States. I am grateful for their leadership. We must stand against the Chinese Communist Party,” she added.
China reacted to the previous August visits by launching multiple live-fire military exercises surrounding Taiwan in what many have described as a “dress rehearsal for an invasion.”
According to Sen. Blackburn’s office, she is the sole lawmaker on the visit. The senator was already on her way home from a foreign trip visiting Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea this week.
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Wasting hundreds of gallons of jet fuel and security and other travel expenses, to prove WHAT?
Everyone visiting there from the U.S. must have 2 things:
1) A fortified nuclear bunker or isolated island
2) Own stocks in nuclear industry
So she is at least doing something. Nancy Pelosi did same thing and she wasn’t wasting jet fuel and time? It’s time for America to stand up for freedom or someday we will all be forced to speak either Russian or Chinese. I for one would rather show some backbone then a tail wagging in the air as you all run away from the truth.
Marsha’s got balls! So does Karen below. Can’t say that much for John or Richard!
Sen. Blackburn needs to know that she serves at the pleasure of the United States voters. If she wants to jump off a cliff and risk a soft or hard landing that would have consequences only for herself, thet is one thing. But to put the lives of thousands at risk for the benefit a self aggrandizement is an entirely unacceptable agenda. I am registered as a republican and have no other positive or negative opinions of Mrs Blackburn. But, given her recent bravado act of antagonizing an openly belligerent communist country and putting many lives at risk solely for personal gain, I believe she should be disciplined by, at very minimum, the Republicans in the state of Tennessee.