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The South China Morning Post reported that Jeffries is expected to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives. He met with Tsai Ing-wen and supported the Taiwan Friendship Act. However, analysts believe her style is moderate and may not continue Pelosi-style high-profile trips to Taiwan.
Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post quoted analysts as saying that liberal Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries’ U.S. Expected to be made.Lok Sabha Chairman, who once met the President of TaiwanTsai Ing-Wen Meet and support legislation beneficial to Taiwan.
The Democratic Party won the majority of seats in the US midterm elections. House Democratic leader Jeffries announces his candidacy for speaker. He is expected to formally take office in a plenary vote on the first day of the new Congress in January next year.
Then-Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met with Jeffries in New York during her visit to the United States in March 2023. He described the talks as “very productive” and included mutual security and economic interests as well as a shared commitment to democracy and freedom.
He also voted for the Taiwan Protection Act, which was passed by the House of Representatives in February and aims to limit Beijing’s participation in some international financial institutions in response to potential threats to Taiwan.
But analysts say Jeffries’ track record does not indicate he will follow former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lead. While serving as Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Pelosi visited Taiwan in August 2022, triggering large-scale military exercises by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in areas around Taiwan and increasing tensions in China-US relations.
Xin Qiang, professor and deputy director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, said Pelosi’s high-profile visit to Taiwan was “an exception rather than a precedent that future House leaders will inevitably follow.”
The visit sparked criticism in US political circles that the move could worsen the situation with Beijing and possibly lead to armed conflict, Xinqiang said. He said American politicians “may show more caution and restraint in visiting Taiwan” in the future.
The report quoted an unnamed international relations expert as saying that Jeffries’ legislative record and public comments showed that he was “a relatively rational and moderate politician.”
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Since the Democratic Party won the majority of seats in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, as the leader of the Democratic House of Representatives, he has announced his candidacy for Speaker and is expected to officially take office on the first day of voting in the new Congress in January next year.
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He met with Tsai Ing-wen in New York when she was due to transfer to the United States in March 2023, saying the talks included common security, economic interests and democratic freedom commitments; Furthermore, he also voted in support of the Taiwan Protection Act.
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Analysts pointed out that Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in 2022 triggered a strong response from Beijing and military exercises, but Jeffries described her as more rational and moderate, and US politicians may be more cautious and restrained on the issue of future visits to Taiwan.
