Yes, I am Taiwanese American, but I regret to inform you that I will not be taking a side on whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was right to visit Taiwan last week.
My entire extended family lives there, and I have many better-informed relatives to answer to. Relatives who, when I proudly display the Mandarin I have polished as a reporter in the San Gabriel Valley, pat me on the head like I'm a particularly intelligent talking dog. Relatives who take me to all the delicious places to eat, who might stop if they didn't like my thoughts on cross-strait politics.
So the strongest opinion I can offer about this week of debates over Taiwan is this: Please, don't mess this up for me.
