Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would hand China a win if she doesn’t follow through with her reported trip to Taiwan.
China has warned of severe consequences to U.S.-China relations and has made veiled threats of a military response being on the table if Mrs. Pelosi steps foot on the self-governing island just over 100 miles off the mainland.
But the Kentucky Republican said the U.S. can’t bow to Beijing’s saber-rattling.
“If she doesn’t go now, she’s handling China a sort of a victory of sorts,” Mr. McConnell told reporters Tuesday.