The mood in Taiwan, under the threat of China

CNN's Blake Essig takes a look at how the people of Taiwan are dealing with the negative aftermath of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to the region. Twice last month, the U.S. Congressional delegations met with officials in Taipei with the goal to, "reaffirm US support for Taiwan – and help ease cross-strait tensions." Although the US delegations came and went – Beijing responded by condemning the visits and flexing its military muscle. The meetings led by Pelosi resulted in rising concerns amongst the people of Taiwan, and seemingly heightened tensions between the Chinese and Taiwanese governments. According to Blake Essig, CNN International Correspondent, "The people of Taiwan were left to deal with the consequences…."

In response to these ongoing tensions, Wendy Shih, Taiwanese student, [English translation]: “We kind of expected cross-strait tension to be escalated because of their visit. I don’t think their visits are helping Taiwan.”

Taiwanese student, Tsai Cheng-lun, added, [English translation]: “I think it was selfish of Pelosi to visit Taiwan.”