July 31, 2022
Pelosi will visit Taiwan flying from Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines on August 4th and will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei.Chinese media is reporting this based on info from Chinese intelligence.
No confirmation from US sources.
Meanwhile, a delegation led by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi will visit Singapore from 1st to 2nd August where she will meet with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as well as communicate with a number of cabinet ministers.
According to Chinese state media, Mr Xi said the United States should abide by the “one-China principle” and stressed it firmly opposed Taiwanese independence and interference of external forces.
Beijing has issued escalating warnings about repercussions should Ms Pelosi – a leading Democrat like Mr Biden – visit Taiwan, which says it is facing increasing Chinese military and economic threats.
In addition, Chinese government propagandist Hu Xijin said on Saturday he deleted a tweet warning of military retaliation if US military jets escort House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on her visit to Taiwan.
However, he removed the tweet only after Twitter blocked his account.
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