discomfit (verb)
8.1.22
A potential stop in Taiwan by Mrs. Pelosi’s delegation has discomfited the Biden administration. Should Mrs. Pelosi’s delegation forgo a stop there, Republican lawmakers are poised to criticize the Democrats for backing down, but if she does go ahead with the visit, the already sharp tensions between China and the U.S. are expected to escalate further.
—Joyu Wang in Taipei & Wenxin Fan in Hong Kong, The Wall Street Journal, "Nancy Pelosi to Visit Taiwan Despite Warnings From China, 1 Aug. 2022
A potential stop in Taiwan by Mrs. Pelosi’s delegation has discomfited the Biden administration. Should Mrs. Pelosi’s delegation forgo a stop there, Republican lawmakers are poised to criticize the Democrats for backing down, but if she does go ahead with the visit, the already sharp tensions between China and the U.S. are expected to escalate further.
—Joyu Wang in Taipei & Wenxin Fan in Hong Kong, The Wall Street Journal, "Nancy Pelosi to Visit Taiwan Despite Warnings From China, 1 Aug. 2022
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