The status quo in the Taiwan Strait has been changed and disrupted after the visit of Nancy Pelosi, the highest ranking official to visit the island state of Taiwan in the past 25 years. The US House Speaker’s meeting with the head of the State and other high-ranking officials of Taiwan to discuss the “unwavering commitment of the US” to the self-ruled Taiwanese democracy. New agreements for cooperation in trade are set to be inked in the aftermath of Pelosi’s visit.