Aug 2, 2022
Washington – House speaker Nancy Pelosi expected to arrive in Taipei.
The Chinese leadership has repeatedly warned against Pelosi, a long-time critic of Beijing, making a trip to self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its own.
As Nancy Pelosi is about to land in Taiwan any moment now, it’s worth reminding the fear-mongers that her visit there won’t cause WW3, just like sending Ukraine modern NATO tanks, ATACMS, fighter jets or an additional 100 HIMARS won’t cause WW3.Cowardice and appeasement will.
In the latest rhetorical salvo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that U.S. politicians who “play with fire” on the Taiwan issue will “come to no good end”.
Four sources said she was scheduled on Wednesday afternoon to meet a group of activists who are outspoken about China’s human rights record.Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it had no comment on reports of Pelosi’s travel plans, while her office has also kept silent.
On Tuesday night, Taiwan’s tallest building, Taipei 101, lit up with messages including: “Welcome to Taiwan”, “Speaker Pelosi”, “Taiwan (heart) USA”.
With tensions already high, several Chinese warplanes flew close to the median line dividing the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday morning, a source told Reuters. Several Chinese warships have also sailed near the unofficial dividing line since Monday, the source said.
The source said both Chinese warships and aircraft “squeezed” the median line, an unusual move the person described as “very provocative.”
The Chinese aircraft repeatedly conducted tactical moves of briefly “touching” the median line and circling back to the other side of the strait while Taiwanese aircraft were on standby nearby, the person said.
Note: SPAR19 destination: Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan.
