House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) reported planned visit to Taiwan was a welcome development that would help communicate to Beijing that the United States stands with the self-ruled island and any military aggression against the territory will be unacceptable, according to Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) Pelosi’s plans to visit Taiwan this weekend were the subject of unconfirmed reports by Japanese media before the trip’s postponement due to the speaker’s having tested positive for COVID-19. The planned trip was met with swift condemnation from Chinese officials, with state-owned media outlet Global Times calling it a “provocation.” Chinese diplomats warned of unspecified “consequences” if Pelosi proceeds to visit the democratic island that Beijing views as its own. Beijing becomes upset whenever foreign government officials visit Taiwan, as the communist regimes believe these visits would undermine its territorial claim over the self-ruled island. Buck emphasized the urgency of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials understanding …