Introduction

Last week speaker nancy polosi visited tiwan, becoming the first speaker to visit the island nation since 19 97. She made the trip in the face of threats from china, and reportedly against the wishes of president byden's national security team. So what did i do? I brought in an expert, evan osmos a staff writer at the new yorker. Evan has covered china for nearly two decades. In two thousand eight as bajing bureau chief for the chicago tribune. He won a pull at s for his investigative reporting. His first book, age of ambition, was based on his experience living in China.