House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed that she is leading a delegation to Asia but did not mention a stop in Taiwan, a potential visit that has roiled already tense relations between Beijing and Washington and has prompted threats from China.
Pelosi’s office released a statement on Sunday saying that Pelosi and the congressional contingent will be making a visit to Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, and Japan. During Pelosi’s trip, she will hold high-level meetings to discuss how we can further advance our shared interests and values, including peace and security, economic growth and trade, the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, human rights and democratic governance.
However, the statement did not touch base on a controversial stop in Taiwan and seemed to exclude the country.
China considers self-governed Taiwan part of its territory and has threatened to reunify the country by military force if necessary. China’s Xi Jinping warned President Biden during a 137-minute phone call last week about interfering with Taiwan amid news of Pelosi’s trip.
“The position of the Chinese government and people on the Taiwan question is consistent, and resolutely safeguarding China’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity is the firm will of the more than 1.4 billion Chinese people,” China’s foreign ministry said in a readout of Thursday’s call.
“The public opinion cannot be defied. Those who play with fire will perish by it. It is hoped that the US will be clear-eyed about this.”
On Sunday, the People’s Liberation Army, which has for months been flying fighter jets into Taiwan’s airspace to intimidate the island, said it will safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Military spokesman Shen Jenke said, “The air force has an array of warplanes capable of circling the precious island of our motherland.” This being said in a reference to Taiwan.
A Chinese propagandist Tweeted and then deleted a post saying, “If US fighter jets escort Pelosi’s plane into Taiwan, it is an invasion.”
Hu Xijin, a columnist for the Chinese Communist Party-controlled Global Times continued, “The People’s Liberation Army has the right to forcibly dispel Pelosi’s plane and the US fighter jets, including firing warning shots and making tactical movement of obstruction. If ineffective, then shoot them down,”
Pelosi, behind only Vice President Kamala Harris in the line of presidential succession, would be the highest-ranking lawmaker to visit Taiwan since House Speaker Newt Gingrich traveled there in 1997.
Accompanying Pelosi are Reps. Gregory Meeks of New York, Mark Takano of California, Suzan DelBene of Washington, Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois and Andy Kim of Pennsylvania.
In other words, she WILL NOT go to China! China RULES PREVAIL! AGAIN!
Typical Democrat MORON.
The Moron and Chief, told the president of Ukraine and the entire region that he was going to fast track the Ukraine into NATO, as the Russian’s said that it was a provocation to invade, our Moron and Chief did nothing to prepare, now the San Fran WHORE is traveling to Taiwan, provoking the Chinese, which is fine, they’re all scum, but these ass holes better start preparing for another conflict. Better than they prepared for the Ukraine invasion. How the WORLD misses TRUMP. Except if your a Democrat Ass Hole, then you hate the mean orange man, because your all pussies.