With so many unknowns about the anticipated visit, Chinese social media was practically boiling over with resentment toward America. Business Insider reported Tuesday that the popular Twitter-like Chinese social media app Weibo saw most of its trending topics surrounding Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The leading hashtag about U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments over Pelosi’s anticipated visit reportedly saw over 600 million views in six hours.
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Most users were reportedly upset about Pelosi’s “provocation” and the possibility of war with the U.S. over Taiwan, a country long-claimed by Beijing, which has walked an ever-thinning tightrope to capitulate to China’s demands and still maintain some sense of sovereignty. Of course, it’s best not to derive any real sense of national temperature checking based on the comments of even a few million, especially considering China’s total population of 1.4 billion.
But Taiwan has been aware of the ever-present threat of military invasion. In April, the country released a military invasion survival guide for its citizens.