LETTER: Harris’ trip didn’t project strength

Vice President Kamala Harris left the pressing turmoil of her administration’s debacle in Afghanistan to hide on a diplomatic trip in Southeast Asia. I cannot help but wonder why her handlers did not add on a quick stop in Taiwan to assure the Taiwanese of U.S. resolve to protect them from threats from Beijing. That would be a sound and forceful optic to our friends and enemies alike that the Biden administration has not abdicated U.S. resolve on the world stage, especially toward China.